Prime Minister Boris Johnson has mentioned he's “supremely assured” there might be a legacy from the £778 million of taxpayers’ cash that has gone into the Commonwealth Video games.
He instructed the Commonwealth Enterprise Discussion board in Birmingham: “It’s only some hours till the Commonwealth Video games start.
"The most important sporting occasion ever within the West Midlands and you'll really feel the joy right here on this mighty metropolis of Birmingham as a result of the athletes are already right here of their 1000's, from 56 nations, 72 nations and territories world wide.”
He added: “Already you'll be able to hear the voices on some components of the media of those that doubt that the entire thing might be value it.
“And other people say, can we afford it? Ought to we've got completed it with the strain on the price of dwelling?
"Will there be a legacy from the £778 million of taxpayers cash that has gone into these video games?
“And so proper now, I need you to know I'm right here to inform you that I'm supremely assured that the reply to that query is sure.
"A thousand instances, sure. I say so as a result of I keep in mind, nearly precisely 10 years in the past, an similar second of nerves simply earlier than the start of the London 2012 video games.”
Mr Johnson, who was London mayor on the time of the 2012 Summer time Olympics within the metropolis, insisted “these Video games went on to be an enormous international success that continues even to this present day to ship 1000's of jobs, progress, regeneration throughout a lot of London and certainly past”.
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