Mayor deceiving Londoners

Liberal Democrat Dee Doocey, Chair of the London Assembly’s committee responsible for scrutinising preparations for the 2012 Olympic Games, this week accused Mayor Ken Livingstone of having deceived Londoners over the true costs of the Games.
As Culture Minister Tessa Jowell announced a 3-fold increase in the cost of staging the Games to £5.3billion, Dee said that the mayor had repeatedly assured Londoners, and others most of who, like the Liberal Democrats, supported the Games, that costs were being controlled. “We now know Londoners were deceived” said Dee."We repeatedly told the Mayor that he needed to get a grip on the escalating expenditure. The figures released today show that the Mayor and the Government have seriously underestimated the cost of the Games and have grossly mismanaged the first stage of Olympic preparations."
Dee also called on the Mayor to stand down from the Olympic Board. "Ken Livingstone should now step aside from the Olympic Board and be replaced with a person who understands big projects and can control expenditure, to ensure that London has an Olympic Games it can be proud of in 2012” said Dee. For further information contact dee.doocey@London.gov.uk