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More than 200 protesters gathered outside The Black Cap pub in Camden Town over the weekend as fears continued over whether it may have held its last ever drag show.

Faucet Inn, which ran the venue for the past five years, later announced it was “no longer able to operate” the pub after the arrival of new owners.

But the new owner said the decision to close The Black Cap was made “long ago” and not by him.

Paul McGill, owner of Camden Securities which agreed terms on the pub in December, told the Ham&High: “The decision to close the pub was made long ago and not by us. We weren’t given the option to continue running the venue as it was, so we had to find a new tenant. We’ve not gone with the highest bidder but with someone we feel will be sensitive to the area.

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