The Cabinet must present a united front


IN a letter to the editor published on Jan 1 (Friendly fire is killing the optimism of 2018), a Star reader lamented “the ferociousness and frequency of friendly fire from within the ruling political coalition”.

The learned reader was referring to the long-standing constitutional convention of public unanimity within the Cabinet – a tradition which has been brazenly breached by some ministers in the last few weeks.

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