An MLC has announced he's to stand in the House of Keys election, but he won't be giving up his seat in the Legislative Council.
Leonard Singer is aiming for a seat in Ramsey, which he says is borne from a desire to get 24 hour emergency cover at Ramsey Cottage Hospital.
But Manx Radio's Senior Political Correspondent, David Callister, thinks the move could be considered by many as 'dishonourable', and further damage the LegCo's public reputation.
He says the apparent loophole was first raised by the Speaker, Charles Kerruish, in October 1981 but nothing was ever done:
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