By KHRISNA RUSSELL

Deputy Chief Reporter

krussell@tribunemedia.net

ENGLERSTON MP Glenys Hanna Martin was named by House Speaker Halson Moultrie and suspended from further parliamentary sessions after walking out of the House as the speaker gave remarks regarding her behavior during proceedings.

It came after an at times firey exchange between the MP and the speaker.

The explosive scene at the House was sparked during discourse over comments she made last week regarding the firing of two airport officials, which were ultimately stricken from the record.

She had initially stood in the House to set the record straight on comments made at that time.

Following a nearly 45 minute back and forth between the MP and the speaker, he remarked that during his investigations it was found that she repeatedly breached the House rules.

The words did not sit well with Mrs Hanna Martin who insisted that not only was she taken aback and ambushed, but she suggested she had been deceived by the speaker who did not disclose he had reviewed tapes of previous sessions.

She was backed by Cat Island, Rum Cay and San Salvador MP Philip ‘Brave’ Davis who argued the Englerston MP was being treated unfairly.

In reply, the speaker told the Opposition that if they did not agree with the rules of the House, then they could decide to withdraw from it.

However, before he could complete his remarks, Mrs Hanna Martin gathered her belongings and left the lower chamber.

It was then that the speaker named her and ordered she be suspended until the speaker made a determination on the length of the suspension.

Mr Davis and Exuma and Ragged Island MP Chester Cooper followed as she exited.