Backbencher Dale Butler said heads must roll unless reported bad practices such as the Victoria's Secret affair can be properly explained.

In a fiery speech which landed him in trouble with the House Speaker, Mr. Butler hit out at his own Government's lack of accountability, telling the House of Assembly: "People are worried."

He made repeated references to Auditor General Larry Dennis' scathing annual report, which highlighted a lack of control over bank accounts, including taxpayers' cash being blown at Victoria's Secret and other shops.

Mr. Butler also spoke out against senior PLP supporter Rolfe Commissiong, who has been in the news this week for allegedly calling Bermuda Democratic Alliance member Dueane Dill a "house nigger", a remark Mr. Commissiong denies making.

Mr. Butler told the House: "Those types of conversations are of the dead school, not even the old school.

"They were the things that kept us out of this House. It's terms like that under this legislature that will not see people grow in any way, but will set this Country back."

Referring to Mr. Dennis' report, Mr. Butler said: "The whole report raises questions to the people of Bermuda about prudence. When they hear things like Victoria's Secret I can only say my heart goes out to the people at that time.

"There's more than enough in certain reports here and overseas that should concern us. We don't want to see in this Country an economic tsunami.

"When people are found wanting, heads have to roll. As a former Minister, I was mindful of that tremendous responsibility. We can't do absolutely nothing. We have to do something because we are being held accountable.

"Heads should roll if we can't get proper answers. It's not good enough just to let such matters remain in reports. We have to look at the conclusions of our performance in general and in our economic plight.

"We have a responsibility to ensure that we continue to be honest and we are honest men and women here and we are going to be forthright.

"We cannot squander the people's hard-earned money entrusted to run our Country effectively."

At that stage Speaker Stanley Lowe interrupted the backbencher, saying he should stick to speaking about Shadow Finance Minister Bob Richards' Budget Reply instead of the Auditor General report, which is yet to be discussed by the Public Accounts Committee.

Mr. Butler argued the matters were intertwined, but Mr. Lowe responded: "The honourable member is not doing very well. I'm going to give you another opportunity to get back to the debate."

Mr. Butler continued: "The questions being raised in the community are relevant. They are important. They need answers. They need a way forward that will demonstrate that a line is drawn in the sand that there are concerns raised."

Earlier in his speech, the former Culture Minister stressed prudence had been a core value of the Progressive Labour Party he joined as a teenager.

Contrasting that with today's PLP Government, he said: "The people are worried about the Auditor's report. They are worried about the lack of accountability. These are the concerns that we are here to represent.

"Now, given these troublesome times, we have an unhappy population. We hear it on a regular basis. It's a discouraged population.

"During the progress years, we [the PLP] demonstrated to the community how much we could give to them ... we have a responsibility. We have to demonstrate we can manage Government expenditures with the utmost care of the resources we have available."