Antigua and Barbuda Opposition Leader Jamal Pringle has stormed out of the House of Assembly after a heated exchange with House Speaker Sir Gerald Watt, QC.
The exchange started after the Speaker stopped Pringle from making a “personal statement” on why he declined an invitation to join the Economic Recovery Committee.
The Speaker ruled that the personal statements section does not apply to what people say outside.
When he rose to speaker later, Pringle accused the House Speaker of bias.
The Speaker, now on his feet, informed Pringle that he was on thin ice.
Pringle then told the Speaker that he could “break the ice” and again expressed disappointment with the Speaker’s handling of the proceedings of the house.
Pringle, the Member of Parliament for All Saints East and St. Luke was asked to apologise to the house at which point he packed up his belongings and left the chamber.
