CHIEF Minister Kristina Moore has come out fighting as the Island’s politicians weigh up a looming vote of no confidence brought against her by former Infrastructure Minister Tom Binet.
Deputy Moore said ministers had “tried our best to work” with Deputy Binet, and called his decision to resign this week as “disappointing”.
Deputy Binet released a strongly-worded report accompanying his resignation on Tuesday, calling the last 18 months a “depressing affair” for those close to the Chief Minister.
He criticised Deputy Moore’s style of leadership, accused her of being “less than honest” about the reasons behind the departure of government chief executive Suzanne Wylie and was highly critical of her support of recently reprimanded Health Minister Karen Wilson.
In a response issued yesterday, Deputy Moore said the Council of Ministers “look forward to rebuilding the team” after the vote – which is set to take place on 16 January – and called the new year “a good time to start afresh”.
She also announced that Constable Marcus Troy had been appointed as Assistant Health Minister following the resignation of Deputy Rose Binet, one of those who backed the vote of no confidence brought by her brother. Deputy Moore confirmed that she would nominate her preferred candidate for Infrastructure Minister by the end of today.
Meanwhile, Reform Jersey has requested a meeting with Deputy Moore to “seek assurances” on how she would work with them “to change the direction of travel of the current government”.
The party, which has ten Members in the States Assembly, said it is “abundantly clear that the current government programme is not delivering the change that Islanders urgently need” and “things cannot continue as they are.”
