Privy Council spot

Tonga's caretaker govt still wants Privy Council spot

In August, the King called early elections after the Speaker of the House claimed the government had acted unconstitutionally and was trying to gather power for itself.

But the minister Vuna Fa'otusia said a judicial committee within the Privy Council caused instability by vetting parliamentary bills before they reached the King.

He said the committee, made up of the King's Law Lords, had taken it upon itself to decide what was appropriate for Tonga.