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Lawrence Scott, the transport minister, has decided against trying to topple Walter Roban as deputy Progressive Labour Party leader and deputy premier. Mr Scott raised eyebrows earlier this month when he said he was considering launching a challenge ...

Key political moments in the careers of David Burt and Curtis Dickinson: December 2012: Mr Burt elected as an MP November 2016: Mr Burt becomes PLP leader after the prolonged illness of predecessor Marc Bean July 2017: Mr Burt elected Pr...

A pledge by the Government to hand out rebates on payroll tax could turn into a “bureaucratic nightmare”, a former finance minister has said. Bob Richards, who held the Cabinet post during the One Bermuda Alliance administration, said the onus would ...

David Burt, the Premier, spoke about Bermuda’s desire to become a sovereign state during an on-camera interview with the British Broadcasting Corporation yesterday, the day of the Queen Elizabeth II’s state funeral. Mr Burt paid tribute to the Queen...

“It is easier to fool people than it is to convince them that they have been fooled” — Mark Twain Hindsight always affords us the opportunity to see precisely why David Burt cunningly rushed back to the polls in a snap election two years earl...

The Opposition has accused David Burt, the Premier, of failing to live up to government promises that he would help people to battle the cost-of-living crisis with a $15 million relief plan. One Bermuda Alliance leader Cole Simons said payroll tax re...

The Progressive Labour Party has said that rules have not been changed ahead of any possible leadership challenge at next month’s delegates conference. The comments followed widespread social media traffic claiming that the process to challenge David...

London may be willing to cut a deal with Bermuda over controversial moves to legalise cannabis after the UK rejected the Government’s flagship legislation, a leading legal expert has said. With the threat of a constitutional crisis over the issue loo...

The Premier has quashed claims that an arrangement between the Government and the owners of the Fairmont Southampton has been signed off. David Burt added that a public announcement will be made “when all aspects of this deal are closed”. His comment...

Bermuda is on the brink of a constitutional crisis after Britain blocked the Government’s flagship legislation to legalise the use and sale of cannabis

MPs will have access to the names of delegates who have the power to vote in any leadership challenge to David Burt, the Premier, next month. The Progressive Labour Party made the statement following an internal flashpoint over the issue. The announc...

A row has erupted in the Progressive Labour Party over access to a list of delegates who may vote in next month’s party conference if there is a challenge to the leader, or deputy leader. A senior PLP source claimed that the names of delegates who at...