By supporting Raphael Trotman for the Speakership of the National Assembly A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) is first out of the blocks in demonstrating that it is prepared to give and yield in the new dispensation in parliament, new Deputy Speaker Deborah Backer has said.

Backer, whose name was withdrawn for the position by APNU following Trotman’s nomination, said APNU must be given credit for having the capacity and the interest to move things forward by supporting the AFC’s candidate.

The new Deputy Speaker, who has been a member of parliament since 1998, told the Sunday Stabroek in a…..