On 17 June 2005 , British Prime Minister Tony Blair reiterated the Government 's total commitment to London 's bid for the 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games . Mr Blair told BBC Five Live that he would be travelling to Singapore with the London delegation to stress the " complete 100 % support " of politicians from all the major political parties in the country . " The most important thing is to show people that the Government is absolutely behind the bid " , said Mr Blair , who travelled to the Far East before returning to chair the 31st G8 summit at Gleneagles Hotel in Perthshire , Scotland . The leaders of the opposition parties also attended the meeting and expressed their support of the venture
31st G8 summit
31st G8 summit
London bid for the 2012 Summer Olympics