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Barclays AGM: photos and tweets

By Glyn Thomas, 25 April 2013

This morning, campaigners from WDM protested outside the Barclays AGM in London, as well asking some questions about Barclays' continued involvement in food speculation inside.

Here are some photos of the protest and a feed of tweets from campaigners inside the meeting.

Photo of the protest outside Barclays AGM

Photo of the protest outside Barclays AGM

Photo of the protest outside Barclays AGM

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