Op­po­si­tion MPs walked out of Par­lia­ment on Fri­day, ac­cus­ing the Speak­er of “bi­ased and prej­u­di­cial be­hav­iour” be­fore Gov­ern­ment mem­bers ap­proved a mo­tion to ap­point Deputy Com­mis­sion­er of Po­lice Ju­nior Ben­jamin as act­ing Com­mis­sion­er.

The dis­pute came to a head as Cou­va South MP Bar­ry Padarath was speak­ing when St Ann’s East MP Dr Nyan Gads­by-Dol­ly rose on Stand­ing Or­der 55(1)(b), ob­ject­ing to “te­dious rep­e­ti­tion.”

“We’ve heard these points over, over and over and over again,” she said, but was over­ruled by Speak­er Jagdeo Singh.