Ousting of Keith, Sián Phillips and others in 2022 led to watchdog admitting it made errors in handling of row

A long-running and acrimonious dispute at an actors’ charity involving some of the best-known names of the British stage and screen is to return to the spotlight next week amid claims of boardroom coups and electoral gerrymandering.

The quarrel at the £40m Actors’ Benevolent Fund (ABF) has also triggered fierce criticism of the Charity Commission. In a rare admission of fault, the watchdog has accepted it made serious errors in its two-year handling of the controversy.

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