On Wednesday, Sir John Sawers, the UK's special envoy to Iraq fromMaytoJuly 2003, told the inquiry the level of violence faced in Iraq had been "unprecedented".
Every day during the harvesting season fromMay through to mid July, pickers would be given four 3lb baskets to fill and school children were even given "picking holidays" to help with the work.
The relay runs from 19 Mayto 27 July 2012, with the torch travelling about 8, 000 miles, culminating in the lighting of the cauldron at the Olympic Stadium in Stratford at the Games' opening ceremony.