LEAKED: Internal Plan Reveals UDP Moves to Reunify Party Members

News 5 has obtained a leaked internal communication detailing a strategic plan by the United Democratic Party (UDP) to restore party unity, including the controversial reinstatement of expelled members such as Tracy Taegar-Panton.

According to the confidential information, UDP Chairman Michael Peyrefitte, is expected to hold a closed-door preliminary meeting with senior party figures including Party Leader Shyne Barrow, Deputy Leader Hugo Patt, former Chair Alberto August, Ethics Committee Chair Aldo Salazar, and regional representatives Omar Figueroa and Tony Herrera. The purpose of this meeting will be to finalise the National Party Council (NPC) agenda and approve the list of delegates.

The working list of NPC members will be based on the roll used during Tracy Taegar-Panton’s October 2024 convention. However, individuals who ran as her candidates in the March 2025 general election will be excluded, at least temporarily. They, along with Taegar-Panton and other expelled members, will not be allowed to attend the upcoming NPC meeting due to their current disciplinary status.

However, News 5 has learned that the first item on the NPC’s agenda will be a motion to immediately reinstate Taegar-Panton and all expelled members, including those barred for running on her “Tracy Ticket.” This maneuver would effectively restore their full standing within the party.

Barrow’s general election candidates, even in constituencies where Tracy also fielded contenders, will be invited to the NPC meeting. However, their respective chairpersons and secretaries will be excluded from the session.

The NPC is also expected to trigger a series of constituency conventions to select new caretakers and national delegates. These will take place in areas that did not contest the 2025 general election, including Pickstock, Fort George, Dangriga, and Toledo East. Conventions will also be held in the 10 constituencies where both Shyne and Tracy had rival candidates.

No further constituency conventions will be held. In constituencies with sitting UDP area representatives, or where general election candidates lost but remained active, those individuals will continue to serve as caretakers and will select delegates to the National Convention.

The leaked communication reveals that the NPC, scheduled for July 12, 2025, will confirm October 5, 2025 as the date of the party’s National Convention.

In a separate and official press release, the UDP said, “Adherence to this roadmap should lead us to the reunification and reset necessary to rebuild our beloved United Democratic Party.”