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Manchester Metropolitan University closes multi-million Barclays bank account following student campaign
PALESTINE campaigners in Manchester are claiming victory after the city’s Metropolitan University decided to close its multimillion-pound accounts with Barclays Bank.
Student groups at the university have spearheaded a campaign to persuade its senior management to divest from Barclays because of the bank’s involvement with companies supplying arms to Israel.
Barclays is understood to handle the university’s £7.8 million payroll for staff.
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