Beckles: Lack of consultation shows Gov’t arrogance

Op­po­si­tion Leader Pen­ne­lope Beck­les is ac­cus­ing the Gov­ern­ment of ar­ro­gance, claim­ing it is push­ing through ma­jor pieces of leg­is­la­tion with­out giv­ing the Op­po­si­tion and stake­hold­ers enough time for con­sul­ta­tion.

Speak­ing at a po­lit­i­cal meet­ing at the Mt Hope/Mt Lam­bert Com­mu­ni­ty Cen­tre on Thurs­day, Beck­les took par­tic­u­lar is­sue with the Gov­ern­ment’s han­dling of leg­is­la­tion deal­ing with al­co­hol, to­bac­co, cannabis and gam­bling, as well as the Pro­cure­ment Bill and Spe­cial Op­er­a­tions Bill.

She said the Op­po­si­tion was giv­en less than 48 hours to pre­pare for the lat­est leg­is­la­tion, which she said was re­ceived on Mon­day night ahead of Wednes­day’s par­lia­men­tary sit­ting.