At the top of the news we told you about the unconfirmed report that Deputy Prime Minister Gaspar Vega will be stepping down. Since then, we've been called by people in his camp who are confirming the report – but no one we spoke to had gotten it directly from Vega – who apparently is not taking calls.

But, the reports consistently say that he will not seek re-election as Deputy Party Leader, and neither will he seek re-election as the Representative for Orange Walk North. The matter of Deputy Prime Minister is pretty much automatic for the Deputy Party Leader, as in – you can't have one without the other.

If the reports are accurate it's indicative of a substantial rift in the Barrow Cabinet – the first public one since he took office in 2008, and we'll keep following the story.