Olympic conversations

3 August 2012 Last updated at 12:56 ET



The whole country has been glued to the action at the Olympics and the nation's politicians have been no different.
The BBC's Esther Webber rounds up who has been saying what about the unfolding drama and their differing perspectives on the Opening Ceremony, the heroics of British cyclists and the significance of flags - both those that were not there and those that were taken down.
Opening salvo
Two VIPs who did not encounter travel problems
On an evening when another Conservative backbencher's opinions on the Olympics opening ceremony got him into trouble, John Redwood found much

Chizony