London Assembly asks for answers on how Bouygues spent £21m on unbuilt Garden Bridge

By Jordan Marshall2019-04-16T05:01:00

Capital's politicians carrying out inquiry into debacle which saw more than £40m of taxpayers' money go up in smoke

A senior Transport for London boss has been asked to explain why Bouygues was paid almost £21m for “delivering nothing” as part of an inquiry into the failed Garden Bridge scheme.

The group’s head of corporate affairs Andy Brown was tackled by the London Assembly’s Caroline Pidgeon over the amount of money Bouygues picked up for a bridge that never got built.

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