Senator Sam Mézec and Deputy Montfort Tadier have formally resigned their roles as Minister for Children and Housing, and Assistant Minister for Economic Development.
It follows growing anger over his management of the Chief Executive Charlie Parker’s £50,000 second role as a non-executive director
Senator Kristina Moore, filed a petition to remove Senator John Le Fondre from the top job
The Chief Minister exercised poor judgement in allowing this in the first place, and by allowing the States Employment Board to give retrospective permission for this appointment, he has tied our hands and left us in an untenable position.
Party Leader Senator Sam Mézec We do not take this decision lightly, but it has come to the point where we can no longer support this Chief Minister with a clear conscience. He has been weak or absent on key policies such as the landlords register, electoral reform, and reducing income inequality. This latest development is the final straw.
One politician who is standing by Senator Le Fondre is Deputy Rowland Huelin.
We introduced co-funded payroll scheme within 24 hours of the World Health Organisation declaring a pandemic. And I've had so many positive calls that it has saved their livelihoods. We've introduced the £100 scheme. Focus on where we are. Get behind the Chief Minister. And if anyone is disgruntled in May 2022 they have their chance then.
Meanwhile, union Unite has also said it supports the no confidence vote.
This row is the latest in a long line of shortcomings of the Chief Minister that have seen our members’ jobs lost and public money wasted. John Le Fondré doesn’t fill our members with confidence and, as such, Unite urges Jersey’s politicians to support this vote of ‘no confidence’.
Steve Preddy, Unite regional secretary
