'Back in your box’ Chief Minister tells new Legco members

Is it ‘much ado about nothing’ or an affront to the authority of the President of Tynwald. Manx Radio reports that the Chief Minister summoned new legislative council (Legco) members to his Office and in a ‘meeting with the headmaster’ type meeting told them exactly where and when ‘not’ to overstep the mark.

If so as Kate Beecroft MHK avers its an affront to the President whose role it is to do the ‘herding of cats’ in Tynwald.

However Mrs Beecroft has her own axe to grind with the Chief Minister who summarily dispatched her as Health Minister some months ago. Mrs Beecroft has been quietly simmering on the back benches ever since.

So a big issue or nothing the Manx public will not know until he MLCs involved speak out - that is if they have not been put firmly in their place by the Chief Ministers alleged hectoring!

Here are the links - its not much but its what passes for a government crisis in Mann these days:

https://www.manxradio.com/news/isle-of-man-news/chief-minister-summons-n...

https://www.manxradio.com/news/isle-of-man-news/quayle-to-legco-dont-roc...

Image: The Manx Chief Minister not content with making the law he’s apparently ‘laying in down’ as well!