Johnson’s study into bridge between NI and Scotland cost UK taxpayers £900k

Boris Johnson was keen on a bridge or tunnel between Scotland and Northern Ireland (Tom Nicholson/PA)

Nearly £900,000 (€1.1m)of taxpayers’ money was spent on a study commissioned by Boris Johnson which found it would be too expensive to build a bridge or tunnel between Scotland and Northern Ireland.

The Department for Transport (DfT) said the research into the feasibility of a fixed link cost £896,681 (€1,079,392).