THE President of the States of Alderney has described Peter Allen’s behaviour at Wednesday’s meeting as ‘out of order’.

States member Mr Allen (pictured) was ejected from the courthouse after reacting angrily to a report about the New Connaught Care Home. Mr Allen said the report’s author, Colin Williams, had no right to ‘slag off’ Alderney builders.

Mr Williams had criticised local building firms for refusing to pay for professional indemnity insurance, which is required by contractors on the £2.1m. project. He also attacked a local contractor for failing to tender for a section of the job while offering labourers at an hourly rate of £25 each.

Alderney’s rules of procedure do not permit reports to be debated, leaving Sir Norman with no choice but to give Mr Allen his marching orders.

Speaking yesterday, he said: ‘I just feel he [Mr Allen] was out of order. It is accepted that reports, and indeed questions, are not then subject to debate. It’s part of the rules of procedure and is exactly the same in Alderney as it is in Westminster.’

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