Hundreds of people gathered at the House of Assembly this afternoon to protest “the lack of proper leadership by our Premier, the Hon. Dr. Ewart Brown”.

More than 500 people congregated at the House in the second demonstration within four days against the Premier, whom organisers accuse of autocratic-style leadership

Janice Battersbee told The Royal Gazette the protest was not only due to Dr. Brown’s failure to consult Cabinet and the UK over the granting of asylum to four former Guantanamo detainees, but “an accumulation of leadership decisions”.

A vote on the Opposition’s motion of no confidence in the Premier as leader is expected later today in the House of Assembly.

Mrs. Battersbee, co-organiser of the demonstration with Erica Rance-Cariah, said: “Our call continues to be that the Premier resign or that a vote of no confidence is successful.

“However, at the end of this day, we may in fact find that Bermuda will not have a new Premier. No matter what the outcome, if there is one thing that we have shown today, it is that the Bermudian people can and must visibly hold their Government accountable for every decision that is made.”

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