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| London 2012 will show 'Britain can deliver', says PM | London 2012 will show 'Britain can deliver', says PM |
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| The London 2012 Olympics will show the world "beyond doubt that Britain can deliver", the prime minister has said. | The London 2012 Olympics will show the world "beyond doubt that Britain can deliver", the prime minister has said. |
| "Look at what we're capable of ... even at a difficult economic time," he said, after US presidential candidate Mitt Romney raised doubts about the Games. | "Look at what we're capable of ... even at a difficult economic time," he said, after US presidential candidate Mitt Romney raised doubts about the Games. |
| At the Olympic Park in east London, David Cameron said: "This is a great moment for us. Let's seize it." | At the Olympic Park in east London, David Cameron said: "This is a great moment for us. Let's seize it." |
| Games organisers have apologised to North Korean athletes whose images were shown next to the South Korean flag. | Games organisers have apologised to North Korean athletes whose images were shown next to the South Korean flag. |
| The blunder, on the first day of sporting action, delayed by about an hour the women's football match between North Korea and Colombia at Glasgow's Hampden Park on Wednesday. | The blunder, on the first day of sporting action, delayed by about an hour the women's football match between North Korea and Colombia at Glasgow's Hampden Park on Wednesday. |
| "This was an honest mistake, honestly made," Mr Cameron said at a news conference alongside London 2012 chairman Sebastian Coe. | "This was an honest mistake, honestly made," Mr Cameron said at a news conference alongside London 2012 chairman Sebastian Coe. |
| "An apology has been made and I'm sure every step will be taken to make sure these things don't happen again." | "An apology has been made and I'm sure every step will be taken to make sure these things don't happen again." |
| The prime minister called the eve of the Games "a truly momentous day for our country". | |
| "Seven years of waiting, planning, building, dreaming, are almost over - tomorrow, the curtain comes up, the spectators arrive, and the Olympic and Paralympic Games 2012 can officially begin." | |
| 'Coming together' | |
| But Mr Romney, who will meet Mr Cameron on a visit to the UK later, has expressed concerns about "disconcerting" signs of a lack of readiness for the Games. | |
| "The stories about the private security firm not having enough people, the supposed strike of the immigration and customs officials - that obviously is not something which is encouraging," he told NBC News. | |
| Mr Romney managed the Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City in 2002. | |
| Mr Cameron responded: "Of course, this is a time of some economic difficulty for the UK, everybody knows that. | |
| "But look at what we're capable of achieving as a nation, even at a difficult economic time." | |
| He added: "In terms of the country coming together, I think the torch relay really demonstrates that this is not a London Games, this is not an England Games, this is a United Kingdom Games. | |
| "I think we'll show the whole world not just that we've come together as a United Kingdom, but also we're extremely good at welcoming people from across the world." | |
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