A motion of no confidence has been filed against Prime Minister Dr Timothy Harris, whose coalition Team Unity government is facing an uphill task in keeping its majority in the Parliament.

Last week, seven legislators linked to the government wrote to Governor-General Sir Samuel Weymouth Tapley Seaton indicating that the prime minister does not command the support of the majority of elected members in the National Assembly.

But the Head of State has responded indicating that he is awaiting “formal advice” on the situation and would “revert to you at the earliest”.

Harris has himself called for the population to be aware of “certain misgivings in the public domain with respect to the issues raised by the Team Unity partners.