Thames garden bridge scrapped by Sadiq Khan
by Peter Walker Political correspondent from World news | The Guardian on (#2MMQ1)
London mayor pulls plug on controversial project, saying he would not give financial guarantees for construction work to begin
The mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has finally pulled the plug on the controversial plan for a garden bridge across the Thames, announcing that he would not provide the vital financial guarantees needed for construction to begin.
In a letter to the Garden Bridge Trust, the charity leading the much-delayed project, Khan said he was taking the decision because of a continuing shortfall in fundraising for the scheme, and a lack of the necessary land use agreements despite three years of talks.