{"id":174111,"date":"2023-05-18T19:28:09","date_gmt":"2023-05-18T23:28:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=174111"},"modified":"2023-05-18T21:57:47","modified_gmt":"2023-05-19T01:57:47","slug":"video-asot-michael-ejected-from-lower-house-suspended-from-parliament","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/video-asot-michael-ejected-from-lower-house-suspended-from-parliament\/","title":{"rendered":"VIDEO: Asot Michael ejected from Lower House, Suspended from Parliament"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Lower House has voted to suspend St. Peter MP Asot Michael from the Parliament of Antigua and Barbuda.<\/p>

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This came after House Speaker Sir Gerald Watt, KC, accused the MP of cross talk, which he, the Speaker had earlier warned against.<\/p>\n

Michael told the Speaker that he was biased in not sanctioning the cross talk of Prime Minister Gaston Browne.<\/p>

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The Speaker asked Michael to leave Parliament and later called on the Sergeant at Arms to remove him.<\/p>

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During an exchange the Speaker accused Michael of disrespecting the chair.<\/p>\n

Watt the called on Members of the House to vote for the suspension of Michael.<\/p>

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They did so, suspending him from 3 consecutive sittings.<\/p>\n