Marble Arch Mound: deputy council leader resigns over £6m cost

Price of structure created by Westminster council has nearly doubled amid teething problems'

The deputy leader of a London council has resigned after the total costs for a 25-metre human-made mountain in the middle of one of the capital's busiest tourist areas nearly doubled to 6m.

Refunds were offered to customers of the Marble Arch Mound, created by Westminster city council, the day after it opened to members of the public on 26 July after what the authority called teething problems" with the attraction amid complaints it was still being constructed.