London Olympic chiefs have been accused of betraying Londoners after sealing a corporate ticket deal.

Dee Doocey, the Liberal Democrat London Assembly Olympics spokesman and chair of a committee examining its legacy, claimed that deals with JetSet and a joint venture between the former England rugby international Mike Burton and a French catering company, Sodexo, were unacceptable.

2012 organisers have pledged a "fans-in-front" policy but have refused to reconfirm an earlier promise that tickets would be as cheap as £20 for some events.

Doocey added:

"This news is a complete betrayal of the promises made to Londoners over the 2012 games. Secretive ticket deals made exclusively with the rich and influential undermine the very spirit of the Olympic Games," she said.

Londoners are paying £625m to stage these games. It is disgraceful that ordinary sports fans are relegated to the back of the queue for tickets to a once in a lifetime sporting extravaganza."

Olympic bosses reject claim

The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games rejected this view noting that the number of tickets reserved under the deals, believed to be about 130,000, represents less than 2% of the total of 7.7m.

A spokeswoman added:

"Less than 1% of the tickets will be sold internationally through JetSet. These tickets cover all sports and will cover a range of prices. These international visitors are an important part of inbound tourism to London and the UK that major events such as the Olympic and Paralympic games can provide."

Neither deal was made public.

Organisers said it was policy to only reveal corporate ticket deals if the partner was a sponsor.

Olympic tickets are on general sale next year.