WATCH: Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong answered questions from news editors at the Istana on July 17, 2023, following the resignations of Speaker of Parliament Tan Chuan-Jin and Tampines Group Representation Constituency MP Cheng Li Hui.
SINGAPORE — The resignations of Speaker of Parliament Tan Chuan-Jin and Member of Parliament Cheng Li Hui are the latest in a series of controversies and while these things happen"from time to time", the People's Action Party has to make sure that they are dealt with"rigorously as well as transparently", said Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Monday .
"In the case of Tan Chuan-Jin and Cheng Li Hui, they did not live up to the standards which were expected. We tried to get them to mend their ways, it did not work, and they had to go," he added. Earlier this month, Parliament also debated the rental of bungalows along Ridout Road by Law and Home Affairs Minister K Shanmugam and Foreign Affairs Minister Vivian Balakrishnan. Investigations by CPIB and a separate review conducted by Senior Minister Teo Chee Hean on the matter found no wrongdoing by the ministers involved.Referring to the recent incidents, Mr Lee said no system can be"completely infallible".
"Sometimes things cluster up, but we make sure we put them right, and I hope I put them right and we will be able to set the right tone for a long time to come. Because we are not just maintaining high standards for one election term or one generation of leaders. His comment comes after the Workers' Party said on Monday that it is looking into a video suggesting an"inappropriate exchange" between Aljunied GRC MP Leon Perera and its youth wing chief Nicole Seah.
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