"This paired with the evident lack of credence given to social workers, is causing unnecessary delay, " she said.
Sir James Paice, until recently an agriculture minister, said the government was right to delay the cull "given the circumstances", although he regretted that those circumstances had arisen.
Indeed, given the lateness of the hour, the audience questions only served to delay the livelier exchanges which were broadcast near midnight.
Mr Grice said his team was not given enough time to check the report and had asked the auditor general to delay publication until the middle of July.
One explanation for the delay is that they are vetting all the replies to be given to MPs' questions.
He also worries that the closeness of the balance of power in the Senate could delay things still further, particularly given the recent history of using the appointments process to wage a guerrilla war against the administration.
But a full forensic report on coroners' findings is not expected to be available for at least two months - and may not be conclusive given the two-decade delay before the investigation.
Given the time it would take to clear up any disaster, he says, Brazil may block BP or delay the offshore drilling as they are eager to avoid any catastrophe in 2014 and 2016 when the nation will be in the world spotlight for the FIFA World Cup and the summer Olympics.
After the delay was announced, she joked to the diplomats: "Sorry you've been given more work, " the source said.
In fact, Gorbachev has already given an unmistakable signal that he is determined not to "ease" the transition to a market economy but to delay -- if not forestall -- it.
Some legal experts said the best legal strategy now would be "delay, delay, delay" as long as possible, given the public outrage at the crimes the defendant is alleged to have committed.
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