WATCH: Wehner pledges bipartisan approach, says UPP gives young people ‘a chance’ to advance
Newly appointed opposition senator Jonathan Wehner has pledged to take a bipartisan approach to his work in the Upper House, saying his contributions in Parliament will not be “just partisan in nature” but aimed at the advancement of Antigua and Barbuda.
Wehner, who was sworn in on Monday at Government House as one of three United Progressive Party (UPP) senators, made the comments in an interview moments after his appointment.
He said that while he intended to hold the Gaston Browne administration to account, he would also work co-operatively with government senators where there was common ground.
He said the new Senate cohort would have to find areas of agreement across the aisle, while still carrying out the constitutional role of an opposition.
The young senator also used the interview to push back against criticism on social media that the UPP does not advance young people within its ranks.
He pointed to his own trajectory in the party as a counter example.
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