Part of Olympics – in the House of Commons at 2:30 pm on 23 July 2007.
Tessa Jowell
Minister of State (Cabinet Office) (Olympics and Paymaster General)
2:30,
23 July 2007
I absolutely agree with my right hon. Friend. It is entirely legitimate to question and challenge the progress of the Olympic games, but it would not be right for people to lack confidence in the team in place at the ODA, who are widely recognised as world class. Unlike many of the armchair commentators and more sceptical contributors to the debate, they have built towns and cities, whereas those armchair commentators have probably not even built a garden shed.