London Mayor Sadiq Khan has turned on his own party to condemn the government’s proposal to bid for the Olympics in the north of England.
Mr Khan insisted the north would ‘fail to unleash’ the Olympics’ full potential, and it would be a ‘missed opportunity’ to snub the capital, which hosted the Games in 2012.
This rails against Labour ministers, who have commissioned UK Sport to conduct an ‘initial strategic assessment’ into whether the region could be a host in the 2040s.
The funding agency is working to assess the possible costs and benefits of hosting the Games in the north, and whether
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