Last night on the news we showed you Phillip Willoughby waltzing through Conch Shell Bay. That's one of the poorest, most under-served areas in the Albert Division - and Willoughby is clearly trying to psoiton himself as the next UDP standard bearer in Albert. But they already have a standard bearer, and even more important, he's an elected area representative. And now - so to speak - Willoughby is pitching a tent in his back yard! We asked Longsworth about it today:..
Jules Vasquez
"What you make of Phillip Willoughby, his well publicize moves in the Albert Division?"
Hon. Herman Longsworth
"Jules, I won't get too much into that. The truth is that I've been around for 2 years only, I have done the very best I can to assist people. I don't believe that I should publicize and make a public scene because I am helping people with their resources, something that they hired me to do. I will not do that, but those people that I have helped, they know who they are and they know what that help feels like. When the day comes to go to the poles, it's another story. I will say however, two things worry me a little bit about what has happen: 1. This is almost 9 years that Mr. Willoughby has been a city councilor, did it take him 9 years that the people of Conchshell Bay needed assistance? Come on man, I've been there two years and I've been trying to help. The other issue I have and I need to say this publicly, the day after I sat with my colleague who is responsible for lands and told him that I had lease papers foe people in Conchshell Bay who needed to regularize their documents - none other than his commissioner of lands is walking through Conchshell Bay with my opponent."
Jules Vasquez
"Sir, obviously some bigger games is being played because Willoughby has an ad with German Vega in it."
Hon. Herman Longsworth
"Jules, he can have an ad with anybody in it, Willoughby has the right to contest to me, just like I had the right to contest Tom Morrison when I did."
Jules Vasquez
"However, your cabinet colleague should support you, should support an elected representative."
Hon. Herman Longsworth
"And there is no responsibility and there is no onus to say yes he must, but I don't think it is right that he should be undermining. If you don't support, you don't support and you have the right to that. I choose who I wanted to support when I needed to support - I have that right, but I've never undermined anybody."
Longsworth is referring to the fact that he supported Patrick Faber against Vega in Faber's failed bid for Deputy Leader of the UDP.
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