Row after activist group handed £1,100 of taxpayers’ money to host ‘climate cafe’

Conservative leaders in Bolton have said council tax payers in the borough should have to fund their activities.

The café, which is open to all, has been run by the Bolton branch of Extinction Rebellion (XR) at the Albert Halls since September last year.

The events have recently been boosted by an award of £1,134 from the council’s Queens Park and Central ward’s area working budget, a fund distributed by ward councillors for…