Olympics volunteer interrupts prime minister's speech to tell him he should be 'ashamed of himself'
Prime minister David Cameron was told he should be "ashamed of himself" by a heckling London 2012 volunteer during a speech to mark the fact there is a month to go until the opening ceremony.
During a visit to the uniform distribution centre in east London where 200 so-called Games Makers were collecting their outfits, a protester shouted: "Shame on you, David Cameron – you are crippling the poor in London. Shame on you."
When he tried to continue, he was drowned out by other volunteers in attendance and ushered out of the room.
The 70,000 Games Makers, who will work for nothing in a range of roles from car park attendants to trackside bag carriers, are seen as crucial to the success of the London Olympics. The centre has so far handed out 40,000 uniforms to volunteers, staff and contractors. It expects to process between 2,000 and 2,500 people a day.
People are dying in this country cut off from disability benefits that they are rightfully entitled to, and we spend billions on this farce. Where has the money come from? Why was it not deemed more useful to spend it on job creation or helping those unfortunate enough not to be well enough to work?
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