Labour has accused the Conservatives of squandering the London 2012 Olympic legacy by slashing grassroots sport funding by nearly half since coming to power. Ministers have also cut local government funding for maintaining swimming pools, parks and other leisure facilities, and the number of PE teachers has fallen, according to Labour. “Sadly, the Olympics legacy that should have been built on from 2012 onwards – not in medals, but in a country that puts health, physical and mental, first – is not there. MPs were told in June that many local authority sport facilities were so neglected during lockdown that they were unusable when lockdown ended. “We have also worked with Sport England on its 10-year strategy to drive up activity levels and improve people’s physical and mental health.

Source: The Guardian July 31, 2021 21:22 UTC