A former Labour minister has written to the Prime Minister calling for him to back a minute's silence at the London Olympics in memory of the 11 Israeli athletes murdered in Munich 40 years ago.
Denis MacShane, Labour MP for Rother h am and Europe Minister under Tony Blair, said David Cameron should follow the example set at Euro 2012 in Poland, during which the England team visited Auschwitz "in the spirit of 'Never Again'."
Dr MacShane urged Mr Cameron to push the International Olympic Committee to change its stance on an official commemorative silence or agree to "some moment of commemoration", which the IOC has so far refused to support.
"The IOC will come up with the usual line about not mixing sport and politics," he wrote. "But at the recent Euro 2012 competition the players and stadiums showed signs 'No to Racism' and the English and other football teams visited Auschwitz."
