Boris Johnson defends garden bridge plan that will cost public £46m

Boris Johnson said he could not recall why he signed a key directive as London mayor that contributed to the loss of more than £40m of public money on the city’s garden bridge.Facing increasing pressure over the abandoned project, Johnson, appearing before London Assembly members, answered detailed questions on the scheme for the first time.Johnson gave reasons as to why the bridge was not built, and alleged a journalist, who had won awards for uncovering problems with the project, w