One day after announcing the Movement for Social Justice (MSJ) was leaving the People’s Partnership (PP) Government, political leader David Abdulah yesterday said he had no regrets about the decision. Abdulah also quit as a Government Senator.

Works and Infrastructure Minister Austin Jack Warner said the People’s Partnership (PP) coalition would continue to stand strong despite the withdrawal of the Movement for Social Justice (MSJ) and the resignation of its political leader, David Abdulah, as a Government Senator.

The People’s Partnership (PP) remains a pro-labour Government, Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar declared yesterday, as she again praised Labour Minister Errol McLeod as a testament the coalition’s commitment to this relationship.

As the nation celebrates its 75th Labour Day anniversary, the Congress of the People (COP), is advising trade union leaders to work together with Government in its thrust to stimulate economic growth.

OPPOSITION LEADER Dr Keith Rowley yesterday said the withdrawal of the Movement for Social Justice (MSJ) from the People’s Partnership (PP) Government is nothing more than the MSJ’s exercise of a “conscience vote” against the actions of the lead party in the PP, the United National Congress (UNC) led by Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar.

Prominent trade union leader James Lambert yesterday described the decision by the Movement for Social Justice (MSJ) to withdraw from the People’s Partnership as a “retrograde step” saying change could only have taken place from within the coalition Government.