The Opposition SLP has accused the Prime Minister of gross disrespectful of Opposition Parliamentarians. The accusation stems from a statement that the Prime Minister made to a reporter after he was asked about a lack of a response to an opposition motion on CIP. The Prime Minister stated – “Should it be every dog that barks that I should respond?” According to the SLP, the Prime Minister, with those words, effectively referred to the Opposition Parliamentarians as ‘barking dogs’. The opposition Party is demanding an apology to the Opposition Parliamentarians and withdraw his comments. He must appreciate that as Prime Minister he has to set higher standards of conduct and behaviour befitting the office he holds and set the standards for public life in Government.
