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• Question by: Richard Barnes
• Meeting date: 08 December 2004

I would have thought that within minutes it would have been obvious even to the most lowly of Londoners whether an issue was of a major catastrophe or just a local incident, so I am surprised that it is going to take 48 hours to determine who takes the lead, because as soon as something happens, in less than 48 seconds, CNN and Sky will want to be there, and they will be taking the lead. Therefore, who actually is going to fill that gap whilst you are hauling in chief executives from Essex or Hertfordshire, as I know where...

• Question by: Richard Barnes
• Meeting date: 08 December 2004

Prior to the election, I was a member of that Gold group, and I know how I was going to be ferried in to whichever point was possible. It is not always possible to get in to Scotland Yard, but there will be that gap when the international media are absolutely, totally hungry for news, as will be Londoners and the rest of the UK. Someone has to fill that gap, and I am asking, 'who?'