Opposition leader Pamela Gordon is planning to fly to London to meet Foreign Office officials to express concern about the way Government plans to alter the Bermuda Constitution.

The United Bermuda Party is incensed that Premier Jennifer Smith is not holding a constitutional conference to discuss the changes, which could see the number of MPs halved from 40 to 20.

She accused Ms Smith of being a "stealth Premier in hiding'' who is refusing to spell out clearly to the people what the changes will be.

Ms Gordon is planning to meet the Foreign Office Overseas Territories Minister Baroness Scotland in London when an appointment can be arranged.

The Opposition leader has already contacted Government House to help arrange a meeting.

The Premier tabled the "Amendments to the Bermuda Constitution'' paper during the last sitting of the House of Assembly last month and it will be debated when Parliament resumes in October.

Ms Smith proposes to have one MP rather than two representing each area and for a Boundaries Commission to draw up new constituencies of roughly equal numbers.

The Boundaries Commission - comprising of an independent chair and two Government and two Opposition members - will determine the number of seats and the size of the constituencies.

Ms Gordon said the people of Bermuda deserved more than a debate in the House of Assembly.

She told VSB last night: "It must be more than just a day in the House then every member gets a chance to speak on the day and the gavel goes down and our fate is sealed. That can't be an acceptable purpose.

"We are awaiting an appointment and when it is set I will fly to London to meet Baroness Scotland.

"To date, we don't have a schedule of events, we don't know if the Premier will take things public.

"We have a stealth Premier, she's in hiding and we don't know what she intends for the people of Bermuda for such a significant change.

"This will change our way of life in Bermuda. It will change the boundaries into zones and we don't know what they will be called. People, if they review the Premier's document, will have more questions than answers.''