Tynwald member unhappy at being sidelined

Emergency powers were a fait accompli, says Barber

The moving of certain emergency powers through this session of Tynwald has led one member to describe them as "fait accompli", or a done deal.

Clare Barber criticised the way members seemed to have been kept away from some of the decision making over the summer months.

She said it had been a subject of deep concern for herself and other colleagues: