Move comes after Guardian revealed names of powerful men among club’s exclusive membership

The men-only Garrick Club has edged closer to admitting female members, after an emergency committee meeting acknowledged that there was nothing in the club rules to prevent them from joining.

The late night vote means that women could finally become members of the club within months, 193 years after it was founded and following decades of controversy over its discriminatory rules, sources said.

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