The club, which is considering admitting women for the first time, has faced scrutiny after the publication of its membership list.
Labour’s shadow women and equalities secretary has said she would not join a London all-male private members’ club which is considering admitting its first female members.
Sir Richard Moore, the head of MI6, Cabinet Secretary Simon Case and several judges have since resigned from the club, which has repeatedly blocked the admission of women since the 1960s. Pointing to the issue of women-led start-ups receiving less financing than those founded by men, the Labour Party chairwoman said: “You need to have more women involved in those decisions about where investment goes.
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