In response to Harold Lovell’s recent allegations on WTP Radio, MP for All Saints West Anthony Smith has issued a scathing denial, branding the former UPP leader’s claims as “baseless, malicious, and the product of a bitter man grasping for relevance.”
Lovell claimed that Smith personally told him that he was offered a hefty sum of $6 million to leave the UPP.
But Smith tells Antigua.news that Harold Lovell’s reckless comments are nothing more than a desperate attempt to drag my name into his political failures. He said not only did he have no such conversation with Lovell, but he also never received money from the ABLP government.
“I categorically deny ever receiving a cent—far less $6 million—from the Antigua and Barbuda Labour Party or anyone connected to them. His story is a fabrication designed to mislead the public and to mask the embarrassment of his own failed leadership,” he said.
Smith went on to challenge Lovell directly: saying “If Mr. Lovell truly believes his own lies, I dare him to present evidence—bank statements, contracts, or anything tangible—to support this fantasy. Otherwise, he should be prepared to face the consequences of defamation in a court of law.”
Smith said he will be seeking legal redress against Lovell and any media house that has published Lovell’s remarks.
Closing his response, Smith accused Lovell of trying to poison the political climate with smear tactics:
“The people of Antigua and Barbuda deserve leaders who bring ideas and solutions, not gossip and slander. Mr. Lovell has once again shown why he was rejected at the polls—because he has nothing left to offer but spite.”
