Hope of end to actors’ charity row dashed after elections suspended

Election to form new ruling council at Actors’ Benevolent Fund adjourned amid concerns over online voting

Hopes of an immediate resolution to the bitter and long-running dispute at the top of a high-profile actors’ charity have been dashed after elections to form a new ruling council were dramatically suspended amid concerns over voting.

The Actors’ Benevolent Fund (ABF) said on Wednesday evening that its annual general meeting had been adjourned after votes had been cast and counted but before results were announced, after unspecified concerns were raised about online votes.