Coe: 2012 won’t be affected by election 30/04/2010 |
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London 2012 organisers have insisted that the forthcoming British election will not have a bearing on preparations for the Games.
The incumbent Labour Party trails the Conservatives in the polls ahead of the May 6 vote, but 2012 chairman Lord Coe – himself a former Tory Member of Parliament – pointed out that the event had cross-party support.
"There is no certainty of outcome but we will go on delivering seamlessly with whatever the political landscape looks like," he said after presenting a progress report to the International Olympic Committee.
“We are focussing on delivering and letting all political parties know what the progress is.
"We understand that whoever nudges across the line will face the bleakest outlook of public expenditure in a generation.”
IOC chief Jacques Rogge added: "We have discussed the possibility of a change of government and we are absolutely at ease there.
"There is multi-party support [for the Games] in the United Kingdom," he continued, adding the IOC was equally comfortable with preparations. "We have no earmarked challenges for London. Nothing specific," he said.
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