Boris Johnson's vanity projects as London Mayor have cost the taxpayer £1billion after he repeatedly ignored expert advice, critics claimed today. Boris Johnson (pictured in Westminster yesterday) has been accused of failing to 'read the paperwork' and being 'lousy on detail' during his term in City Hal'He could be incredibly profligate for the country. Mr Johnson has always defended his projects as major contributions to the capital, and blamed the former Labour administration for many of the cost increases. But critics said it has left a bill for £225million so far despite being meant to cost the public nothing. Change UK MP Anna Soubry, who quit the Tories over Brexit, was scathing about Mr Johnson last night, telling ITV News: 'He couldn't even be trusted to clean the loos.'

Source: Daily Mail July 17, 2019 07:45 UTC