Pastor Claude O. Skelton-Cline, left, has accused Opposition Leader Hon Myron V. Walwyn (R6), right, of overreaching. Photo: Facebook/YouTube

Hon Stacy R. Mather, left, fled last month from the Myron V. Walwyn-led Alliance to join the Government of Premier Dr the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7), right, giving Dr Wheatley’s Administration a nine-member majority in the House of Assembly (HoA). Photo: GIS/file

He said this during the Tuesday, January 13, 2026, airing of Honestly Speaking on ZBVI 780 AM. 

Skelton-Cline said he has never been in favour of the way Hon Walwyn deals with Premier Dr the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7), adding "you would think that this member has never served in government". 

I’ve said it to him in private

Hon Walwyn broke away from the Opposition under the leadership of former Opposition Leader Hon Ronnie W. Skelton (AL) to form a faction of the Opposition, The Alliance, together with Hons Melvin M. Turnbull (R2) and Stacy R. Mather (AL). 

The three then ousted Skelton, making way for Walwyn to be sworn in as Opposition Leader. 

Hon Mather, in December 2025, crossed the floor, joining the Virgin Islands Party (VIP) administration.

Skelton-Cline said, “One of the reasons why all of this is happening where you are…I’ve told you in private, you’re not listening to me, you keep overreaching, you keep showing that you want this thing too badly.”

He went on to say that a fundamental principle about life is that “any time you see someone wants something so bad, make sure they don’t get it”. 

This, he explained, is because these people do not “want it for the benefit of the whole” but for their own benefit.

“I did not mince my words; you heard me clearly.”