The affair between Speaker of Parliament Tan Chuan-Jin and fellow People’s Action Party (PAP) MP Cheng Li Hui continued despite their being counselled by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong in February. PM Lee said he had learnt about the relationship some time after the 2020...
“I think it’s simply inappropriate to have a Speaker having a relationship with one of the MPs... It is not appropriate, it’s not acceptable.”
During the discussion, Mr Tan agreed to leave immediately, due to both his unparliamentary conduct as well as his inappropriate relationship with Ms Cheng.Ms Cheng had also been counselled, including by PM Lee in February, but “nevertheless she had continued the relationship with Mr Tan”, said the Prime Minister.
“But the PAP has to maintain party discipline and standards of conduct. Our duty is to Parliament and the people of Singapore, and that is paramount.” He urged all Singaporeans to give both Mr Tan and Ms Cheng, and their families, space and time to heal from the episode. “We can’t police MPs’ private lives, but if the rumours seem to be credible, we will investigate them and if they’re verified, then we will speak to the MPs concerned to correct the situation,” he said.
He noted that the second half of the present Government’s term had just started. There is a full agenda for the term that the Government is working at. No system can be completely infallible, said PM Lee. Sometimes things go wrong, and they will have to be put right, he added.
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