PANTS LEGGO INA PARLIAMENT

Deputy Speaker caught with his pants down in Parliament
2012-01-17 17:31:11 | with audio | (0 Comments)

MP for St. James Central Lloyd B Smith trying to hold his pants up today in Parliament- Rudolph Brown/PhotographerErica Virtue, Senior Gleaner Writer

There was a graceless entrance of the St James Central MP Lloyd B Smith in Parliament today.

Smith, who has been appointed deputy speaker of the House took the oath of allegiance as MP with his trousers falling off.

New and returning parliamentarians, visitors and officials were shocked into silence, when the newspaper columnist, and who for many years served as editor of the Western Mirror, prepared to take the oath with one hand holding up his trousers.

He then made his way to the middle of the aisle and ahead of the Mace to take the oath without any mishap.

However just before repeating the words and swearing on the bible, Smith hastily pulled on his right side of his trousers, pulling it up.

On completion of the oath, it is customary to meet and greet members and Smith, began pulling on his pants every two steps.

He would make fun of himself when he got up to accept the post of Deputy Speaker saying: “I hope the headlines won’t say ‘Deputy speaker caught with his pants down’.”

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