Still smiling? Nick Buckles, chief executive of GS4, does not know if all Olympic security staff will be able to speak English Having been forced to apologise for failing to recruit enough Olympics security staff G4S's boss was left red-faced again today after he admitted he had no idea if those who are working could speak English. Asked whether all the security guards the company had recruited could speak fluent English, chief executive Nick Buckles said it was a 'difficult question to answer'. He added: 'I am pretty sure that they can, but I can’t say categorically as I sit here today.'
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Nick Buckles, G4S boss, paid £1.2million a year
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G4S says it will foot the £20million bill for army troops drafted to fill staff gap
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2,000 officers already due to be on duty at Olympics on peak days
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Move comes two days after 3,500 troops were called in to help
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Theresa May under increasing pressure for her handling of the affair
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Fears G4S will not be able to provide the revised number of security guards
Last night it was claimed that management at a @placeholder vetting centre were aware six months ago that it would not meet recruitment targets it was set to provide security at the Olympics.