Now the OBA has rolled out 25 per cent of its candidates, Michael Dunkley said “it won’t be long before people have the opportunity to go to the polls”.

Exactly when remains unclear. “Time will have to tell — I have many options,” Mr Dunkley told The Royal Gazette when asked if he intended to make the call ahead of Friday’s sitting of Parliament, in which the Opposition plans to challenge his Government with a vote of no confidence. “Premiers always keep their cards close to their chests.”