Revelations surfaced this week in the Leveson Inquiry that Hunt's Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) office were colluding with News Corporation to ensure that they were successful in their bid for BSkyB.

The removal of the Culture Secretary (pictured above, left), the highest Government official directly involved in the Games, could have major ramifications for London 2012 with the Olympics set to begin in exactly three months' time but Coe (pictured above, right) said he is not even contemplating Hunt stepping down and gave him full support.

"I'm certainly not speculating on that (Hunt leaving the role before the Olympics)," Coe told insidethegames.

"Jeremy has done a fantastic job alongside his Sports Minister Hugh Robertson and the project is really in great shape.

"I could not have asked more from two people.

"Jeremy has been absolutely focused, forensically, on helping us get across the line and Hugh Robertson is a first-rate Sports Minister."

However, the London 2012 chairman made the point that the Olympics and Paralympics have full support from all parties, suggesting that the Games would not be completely derailed if Hunt left his high profile role in the near future.


"I also make the point that we have great cross party support," Coe explained.

"Tessa Jowell [the Culture Secretary when London won the bid to host the Games under Tony Blair's Labour Government who is now Shadow Olympics Minister, pictured above, right] is still involved with the project and helped us across the line in Singapore as well as in the first year or two of the delivery.

"In addition, Don Foster and Sir Ming Campbell [from the Liberal Democrats] sit on the Olympic Board.

"So this has always been a politically seamless approach."

Earlier this week, Adam Smith, the special adviser to Hunt, resigned saying he acted without the authority of the Culture Secretary over the incident.

Hunt himself revealed today that he will hand over relevant private emails and texts with Smith and News Corporation about the BSkyB takeover bid to the Leveson Inquiry amid pressure for a separate, independent probe into his conduct.


But despite backing from Coe, and Prime Minister David Cameron (pictured above, right), Hunt still faces huge criticism, particularly from Labour leader Ed Miliband (pictured above, left).

"Every day David Cameron looks more like a Prime Minister organising a cover up rather than standing up for the public," slammed Miliband.

"First he refuses to sack Jeremy Hunt despite the weight of evidence against him.

"Now, despite all-party calls to do so, he refuses even to ask the independent adviser on Ministerial interests to examine whether Mr Hunt broke the ministerial code.

"As Downing Street admits, it is not Lord Justice Leveson's job to adjudicate on whether Jeremy Hunt has broken the code.

"People watching this Prime Minister's actions will conclude he has a great deal to hide and that his real fear is that Jeremy Hunt's resignation will put his own actions and behaviour centre stage."

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