Newsquest London group editor Andy Parkes is furious with London Mayor Boris Johnson and Olympics organisers after being left with no full press passes for his group of local papers to cover the Olympics.

In May, the British Olympics Association (BOA) responded to a regional press campaign – of which Parkes was a vocal supporter – by allocating 39 press passes to local papers.

The regional press pool providing coverage of London 2012 will comprise of 22 reporters, seven photographers and 10 ‘venue-specific’reporter passes.