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Jeremy Hunt defends under fire security giant G4S

Kabul : Afghanistan | Jul 15, 2012 at 3:37 AM PDT
Source: The independent
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Suggested Topics Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt today defended beleaguered security giant G4S, insisting it was completely normal for contractors on projects like the London Olympics to fail to meet their commitments. Mr Hunt said the firm had been "quite honourable" in the way it had accepted responsibility... FULL ARTICLE AT The independent
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