A Government backbencher has launched a blistering attack on MPs from both parties, accusing them of ignorance and weak leadership.

Renee Webb?s outburst came after a vote on the motion about random drug testing of MPs in the House of Assembly early on Saturday morning.

After stating her opposition to testing, she continued: ?We have some inadequate Members of Parliament. Do you think that drug testing will make you good leaders of this country? Half the time people don?t read the legislation that they are debating ? if you speak on it then maybe.

?Being drug tested is not going to make you good leaders or get you elected.?

After stating that she did not believe that anyone in the House of Assembly took drugs, she then made the provocative comment that: ?Some people might think with some of the stuff that emanates from here that the people in this House are addicts!?

This earned an unrepentant Ms Webb (pictured) an admonishment from Speaker of the House Stanley Lowe.

Speaking to about her comments yesterday, she confirmed that her remarks about ?inadequate leadership? were aimed at the PLP and the Opposition.

?If we are looking at strong leadership I believe that the House and country is underserved as a result of a lot of ignorance that can emanate from the House of Assembly. The House is devoid of leadership in many areas. My comment was not directed just at the Opposition. People need to pull up their socks,? she said.

When quizzed about examples of poor leadership, Ms Webb said that it happened ?every day? but expressed particular anger over her frustrated efforts to force an amendment to the Human Rights Act to outlaw discrimination against gays.

She referred to an article in Friday?s Mid-Ocean News which reported that of 35 MPs asked to comment on this just eight responded, with Paula Cox the only Progressive Labour Party MP to reply. All of the replies indicated that the MPs would not comment in detail until they had seen the wording of Ms Webb?s proposed amendment.

Slamming the fact that most MPs had remained silent, she fumed: ?No one says what their position is. What kind of leadership is that? At this point they know what they think about sexual orientation and they should stand up and say their view.

?Leadership is about standing up and being accountable without fear or favour and we don?t see that.?

Ms Webb has previously claimed that the Government is blocking her efforts to change the law. An amendment to the Human Rights Act regarding harassment was due to be discussed on Friday, but was then deferred from the list of House business.

Although the amendment that was dropped from the order paper made no mention of discrimination against homosexuals, Ms Webb had intended to piggy-back her own amendment onto it which would then have forced a debate on the issue. The item being ?carried over? to a later date meant that this was not possible.