Defence Minister Wayne Sturge says he fully supports campaign finance reform, describing it as a priority for the United National Congress (UNC) Government.

“Our party campaigned on campaign finance reform and, unlike (former attorney general) Faris Al-­Rawi—who promised it in virtually every one of his Senate contributions from 2010 to 2015, but failed to deliver over the next decade—we intend to fulfil all our manifesto and campaign promises,” he told the Sunday Express last week in response to questions.

The issue of campaign financing has long simmered beneath the surface, resurfacing periodically.