News Five has confirmed that Michael Peyrefitte has once again stepped down as Chairman of the United Democratic Party. When he returned to the position, Peyrefitte said he had clear expectations for unity and order within the party. However, ongoing infighting and recent turmoil at the UDP’s National Party Council appear to have derailed those plans, leading him to resign for a second time.
On Tuesday, Opposition Leader Tracy Taegar-Panton and fellow parliamentarians rejected a recent vote to reinstate them as party members, a vote that excluded Patrick Faber. Panton says the National Party Council meeting lacked quorum both in person and online, calling the process undemocratic and “pure madness.” She also criticised the lack of communication from party leaders, arguing that claiming silence equals agreement is not democracy.