Opposition Leader Pennelope Beckles yesterday made an embarrassing mistake, as a result of which she denied herself the opportunity to present her case on a private motion which she filed in the House of Representatives.

It called on the House to condemn the ­inflammatory statements of the Prime Minister on the issue of T&T relations involving Venezuela, and to call upon the Government to reaffirm this country’s commitment to Caricom and to the upholding of international law.

Beckles presented the motion, but failed to present her argument in support of it because after reading the motion, she uttered, “I beg to move”—a phrase which signals the person has completed his/her presentation.