No passport checks at UK small airfields

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The Conservative MP Patrick Mercer has told Victoria Derbyshire that rules around air safety should be tightened up immediately ahead of the Olympics.

It comes after BBC Radio 5 live reporter Paul Greer was able to fly in and out of the UK on a small private plane without having to show his passport.

The government says passengers on board were checked and were not identified to be a risk but Mr Mercer said that was not good enough.

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