Overview
- Prime Minister Lawrence Wong removed Pritam Singh as Leader of the Opposition on Jan 15 after Parliament passed a motion deeming him unsuitable following his convictions for lying to a committee.
- Wong invited the Workers’ Party to propose another elected MP not involved in the court case, and the party has said it will respond after internal deliberations.
- The WP’s disciplinary panel, announced on Jan 3 with a three‑month mandate, is assessing whether Singh contravened the party’s Constitution, with any special cadres’ meeting to follow its report.
- Singh, WP chair Sylvia Lim and other party figures, including former chief Low Thia Khiang, joined newsletter outreach on Jan 18 as the party projected unity and declined further comment.
- Created in 2020 and not anchored in law, the LO post carries added parliamentary airtime, staff support and allowances, and analysts say the WP must balance solidarity with Singh against those resources and visibility.