“We are sorry for the pain that we caused you, to cause you to either stay home or vote for the UNC. And we are saying to you: all who leave, time to come back home.”

Political Leader of the People’s National Movement (PNM) Pennelope Beckles made this appeal on Wednesday night to members who did not vote for the party in the 2025 general election.

She was speaking at a PNM public meeting themed “In Defence of the People” at the Duranta Community Centre in Sangre Grande, which also signalled the start of the party’s campaign for the local government elections in 2027.