Britain has failed in its bid to get rid of Baroness Scotland and replace her with a preferred candidate from Jamaica in a bitter briefing war at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Summit in Rwanda
Congratulations to Dominica’s, the Rt. Hon Patricia Scotland QC, Commonwealth Secretary-General on her reelection to the post of Commonwealth Secretary-General.
Boris Johnson's bid to oust the Secretary-General of the Commonwealth failed dramatically today in showdown talks in Rwanda.
A meeting deciding whether to replace Labour peer Baroness Scotland with Jamaica's foreign minister Kamina Johnson Smith - who was favoured by the UK - ran over by several hours as leaders struggled to reach a verdict.
But after several hours, it was confirmed that Ms Johnson Smith had lost and Baroness Scotland was reappointed for two more years. The next election will be in 2024.
It followed a bitter briefing war over the record and reputation of the former New Labour attorney general at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting.
Ms Johnson Smith tweeted: "As I said to many of you- if I didn't pull through, God wasn't ready for me to leave Jamaica yet!"
In a secretive meeting, world leaders took a straw poll to whittle down candidates, then had to come to a consensus.
Comments
Post a Comment