The Prime Minister also had a few choice words for Opposition Leader Francis Fonseca, and his party's decision that he must not resign after the decisive defeat at the March Municipal Elections.
He referenced last Thursday's General Elections in Britain where the incumbent's Conservative Party confounded pollsters and held on to the Government majority. In the wake of that election, the leaders of the 3 major parties, the Liberal Democrats, UKIP, and the Labour Party, have all resigned. Last week Friday, the Prime Minister suggested that Leader of the Opposition Francis Fonseca ought to follow their example if he wants to regain any credibility with the voters who rejected his party in last 2 elections:
Hon. Dean Barrow, Prime Minister
"Because, because all three of those opposition parties Liberal Democrats, UKIP, and the Labour Party lost those general elections. Each leader of those three parties resigned his position as party leader. That's what you do when you lose elections you know, that's what you do when you lose elections. So Mr. Fonseca, instead of attacking Tracy Taegar-Panton , why don't you explain to us how it is that you lost the village council elections after you became leader? You lost the Cayo North bi-elections after you became leader. You just, a month ago lost the municipal elections. Why don't you resign? In fact it's not a question. For God's sake please resign."
We'll have more from that event later on in the news when we'll show you the bold claims made that the podium on behalf of the new UDP Standard Bearer, Tracy Taegar-Panton.
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