entrants

Manchester City, Arsenal, Liverpool, Aston Villa and Celtic are Britain's entrants, with the action kicking off on Tuesday night.

But after the gesture was blocked by Mr Spiers’ employer, Veolia, a travel agent launched a competition to win a £3,000 holiday to Portugal, with very narrow criteria for entrants.

Other entrants accused the Israeli delegation of filming them and posting clips online without their permission.

Mr Hawes said the UK car industry had "always been open to new entrants", highlighting Japanese car firms Nissan, Honda and Toyota who had invested in plants.

A total of 32 entrants, 16 men and 16 women will compete for the medals.