Olympics (Security)

Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Defence – in the House of Commons at 3:32 pm on 16 July 2012.

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Photo of Bob Ainsworth Bob Ainsworth Labour, Coventry North East 3:32, 16 July 2012

We have the finest armed forces in the world, and they will step into the breach most admirably. The lateness of the decision, however, will add considerably to their discomfort and the burden that is placed on them. Given the size of the gap, there must have been a failure of monitoring or deliberate deceit—one or the other—for such a gap to exist so late in the process.