In resumed debate on the Queen's Speech on 23 November, Mr Miliband said it was "completely reasonable" to stick with the plan of building up Afghan security forces to withstand the Taliban insurgency.
For corporations, the sport is the latest in a series of teamwork-building fads that began with Outward Bound trips in the 1970s and continued with pugil-stick battles and obstacle courses in the 1980s and 1990s.