And while you've seen the land documents the PM spoke about, the email is still nowhere to be found - yet. However, before we received those documents, Barrow told us outside of the chambers that he's waiting on the proof. In the meantime, he stands by the UDP chairman, who he said disputed everything Briceno claimed.
Shyne Barrow, Leader of the Opposition
"I would like for him to share the email with the media and actually put proof to what he is saying. I know that the [former] attorney general and I spoke on the matter and his position is that he was fully divested from his law firm as the law requires and that he had absolutely no interaction with the law firm on any matter. Certainly not this matter."
"The member from Alberts and the member from Collet, maybe you could get an interview with him - they both sat on the cabinet sub-committee for investment. Again, they claim that they didn't know anything about a definitive agreement. The prime minister is protected by immunity in the house, so he has dodge you the media from giving interviews, because he can't say those things publicly. But if he does have proof of it, I look forward to it coming out, but I can assure you that there would be no proof the former attorney general, Senator Peyrefitte in communication with anyone."
Reporter
"What do you make of the 802 acres of land sold under the former administration, by the former minister of natural resources that ended up in the hands of Portico?"
Shyne Barrow, Leader of the Opposition
"Again, you would have to give me the proof that the former minister of lands was a part of this and somehow related to what Mr. Contreras was doing. Who did he sell that land to? Prime Minister didn't say that."
Reporter
"Have you been able to reach out to both former attorney general Michael Peyrefitte to ask if in fact he received any such email from his - I don't know how you'd call his law partner, former law partner at that time to the attorney general while he was AG and, 2, to former minister Hugo Patt."
Shyne Barrow, Leader of the Opposition
"I'm not sure what the prime minister said an email to..."
Reporter
"...David Morales to Peyrefitte."
Shyne Barrow, Leader of the Opposition
"The former attorney general says no."
Reporter
"Did you asked him that question specifically since the prime minister said it?"
Shyne Barrow, Leader of the Opposition
"Yes, yes, he texted me and said that Johnny is lying."
Reporter
"Mr. Pott, have you reached out to him?"
Shyne Barrow, Leader of the Opposition
"No, I have not."
