LEMLEY WAS NOT THE RIGHT MAN FOR THE JOB - DOOCEY

10.57.23am GMT Wed 1st Nov 2006

Commenting on the interview with former ODA chairman, Jack Lemley, in the Idaho Statesman on 31 October, Liberal Democrat Olympics Spokesperson on eth London assembly, Dee Doocey, said:

"It is important that the legacy of the Games is planned and prepared for well in advance to ensure that the Games remain on budget. We should expect nothing less.

'I am very disappointed that Jack Lemley did not understand from the start that this job would involve politics and business. If at the first sign of a hurdle he runs back to America with his tail between his legs, then maybe he was not the right man for the job in the first place."

ENDS