FORMER Deputy Prime Minister Frank Watson yesterday called Brent Symonette’s admission over the circumstances that led to the lease of Town Centre Mall “regrettable”.

However, the senior FNM member told The Tribune he believed the government made the right choice, adding he suspected public ire over the matter went deeper than the lease agreement.

“The whole issue has become a football between the two political parties,” Mr Watson said. “On the face of it, I think they did the right thing, made the right steps. I can’t think of a better place or better building, everything ought to be what is in the best interest of the country.

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