A charity which protects some of London‘s most iconic bridges awarded £1.1million to an organisation whose trustee has alleged links to Hamas, it was revealed today.
The City Bridge Foundation (CBF), set up in the 13th century initially to maintain London Bridge, today has a £1.5billion endowment and is also responsible for the maintenance of Tower Bridge, Blackfriars, Southwark and the Millennium Bridge.
But it also uses its considerable fortune to send tens of millions of pounds to various social justice campaigns including climate change initiatives and a slavery review.
Critics have argued that funds should instead be put towards protecting other bridges in
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