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Tottenham Hotspur ends 2012 Olympic Stadium legal bid | |
(40 minutes later) | |
Tottenham Hotspur has withdrawn its bid for a judicial review into the handing of the Olympic Stadium to West Ham, the government has said. | |
The move follows the collapse of the deal to award the stadium to West Ham after the London 2012 Games. | |
The Olympic Park Legacy Company (OPLC) blamed the collapse on delays caused by the legal dispute with Tottenham. | The Olympic Park Legacy Company (OPLC) blamed the collapse on delays caused by the legal dispute with Tottenham. |
The Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) confirmed the latest move. Tottenham is yet to comment. | |
It is thought a legal hearing into the matter scheduled for Tuesday will not now take place. | It is thought a legal hearing into the matter scheduled for Tuesday will not now take place. |
A DCMS spokeswoman said: "We have come to an agreement with Tottenham Hotspur, where all parties will bear their own legal costs." | A DCMS spokeswoman said: "We have come to an agreement with Tottenham Hotspur, where all parties will bear their own legal costs." |
The OPLC, government and mayor of London currently agree the stadium will remain in public ownership. | The OPLC, government and mayor of London currently agree the stadium will remain in public ownership. |
West Ham has said it will bid to be the stadium tenant. | |
The OPLC has been asked to start a new process to secure tenants for the stadium and any interested bidders will have to submit proposals by January. | The OPLC has been asked to start a new process to secure tenants for the stadium and any interested bidders will have to submit proposals by January. |
A fund of £35m has been set aside from public money to convert the stadium, which will have an 80,000-capacity during the Games, to a 60,000-seater venue afterwards. | |
Leyton Orient has also been challenging the award of the stadium in the courts. It has also withdrawn its bid for judicial review. | |
'Whole process flawed' | |
The club is afraid West Ham moving to the stadium would affect numbers attending matches at its nearby ground. | |
Chairman Barry Hearn said on Monday: "The whole process has been flawed. The last four or five years has been largely wasted and we have to go back to the beginning. | |
"If the OPLC try to fast track the whole process they will be challenged again. | |
"Someone has to convince me how Leyton Orient, with its history in east London, can keep in existence." |
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