And while Barrow has renounced P Diddy, in a different context he did the same for Patrick Faber, Tracy Panton, John Saldivar, and Beverly Williams. They have been formally expelled from the UDP - according to Barrow. A press release was issued over the weekend making the announcement, but it only named three persons. Barrow said today it's actually the four of them.
Shyne Barrow, Leader of the Opposition
"We were just dealing with the people, the letter from the party chairman says it had been brought to his attention that these three particular people were disseminating the information, the false information, deceptive information, but it's all four of them."
Reporter:
"All four of them expelled?"
Shyne Barrow, Leader of the Opposition
"Yes."
Reporter:
"They're saying that no NPC has been held."
Shyne Barrow, Leader of the Opposition
"Yes we had Central Executive, we had NPC. Then they complained that it was only 17 people, it was only 18 people. You don't have WhatsApp press? You have Channel 7 WhatsApp, media WhatsApp."
Reporter:
"But we have staff meetings."
Shyne Barrow, Leader of the Opposition
"We have staff meetings too, we had a Central Executive Meeting."
Reporter:
"By WhatsApp?"
Shyne Barrow, Leader of the Opposition
"No, Zoom."
Jules Vasquez:
"So they are formally and properly expelled?"
Shyne Barrow, Leader of the Opposition
"Yes one of the things that, I take whatever affliction of pain that the media decides to give to me. But let's just deal with the fact. Patrick Faber created constructive resignation, he created it. It is not in the National Constitution, granted, and the Speaker made her decision, but in the United Democratic Party, he removed a sitting member of the House from the party, not from the house, but from the party and all that is happening now is karma. We can't undo the precedent that he set as party chairman. Our party chairman has been in the party just as long as him, had sacrificed just as much as him. Served as Senator, served as Speaker, served as Minister-."
Jules Vasquez:
"Those aren't comparable. One is elected."
Shyne Barrow, Leader of the Opposition
"That is the problem, in a democracy, we are all equal. The people are equal to the Prime Minister, we allow the Prime Minister to administer our affairs. Certain members because they're elected and because they served decades, it doesn't make them more powerful or more righteous or any more entitled that any of us."
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