Just when it seemed the waters couldn’t get any murkier within the United Democratic Party, Chairman Michael Peyrefitte is stepping in to clear the air, both in the courtroom and within party ranks. In an interview with News Five, Peyrefitte broke down the legal interpretation behind Tracy Panton’s controversial expulsion, offering much-needed clarity on a ruling that’s sparked plenty of debate. But he didn’t stop there. The Chairman also addressed what he called ongoing “miscommunication” within the U.D.P., stressing the need for better internal dialogue to prevent further division.
Michael Peyreffite, Chairman, U.D.P.
“We had a ruling, a clarification ruling if you will, by Justice Hondora last week, in my view, in every respectable lawyer’s view, he did nothing more than just further explain his judgement and what the expulsion meant for Tracy Panton in particular. He just said that he gave a further definition of what void and no land void meant but it did not change the fact that he reiterated that for Mrs. Panton to be brought back into the UDP there has to be a vote, that part of the judgement was not changed and that part of the judgement in my view was even amplified and it’s not strange, it’s not strange That of course at the next NPC that will be coming up very shortly will be item one in the agenda, do you vote to bring back the honorable Panton from expulsion? Do you vote to have those members not in good standing be in good standing and I can tell you from my perspective I will be voting yes and have them come back, join back the UDP be a part of the UDP family so we can move on.”
