Tynwald needs to stop airing its dirty laundry in public:
That's the message from MHK Ralph Peake - despite his plea a request to postpone a debate on the conduct of his fellow North Douglas representative was refused.
John Houghton was suspended on Tuesday after refusing to apologise - it followed a damning report in which a committee had ruled he hadn't behaved in the manner of an 'honourable member'.
The committee found a staff member had left their job in the Tynwald Office as a result - MLC Michael Coleman told the court that shouldn't be forgotten:
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