Nish Kumar, along with other performers like Charlotte Church and Labour MP Dawn Butler, withdrew from the Hay Festival in protest against alleged links between the festival's sponsor, Baillie Gifford, and fossil fuel and Israeli defense industries. The festival subsequently suspended its sponsorship from Baillie Gifford.
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