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A Scotland Yard spokesman said:
The estimated total cost of policing the Ecuadorian embassy between 19 June 2012 to 31 January 2013 is £2.9 million, of which £2.3 million is opportunity costs (Police Officer Pay costs that would be incurred in normal duties) and £0.6 million additional costs (estimated additional Police Overtime as a direct result of the deployments at the Ecuadorian embassy).
The costs are covered by the MPS.