All Saints East and St. Luke—long regarded as a political fortress for the United Progressive Party (UPP)—is shaping up to be one of the most closely watched battlegrounds in the upcoming general election, as Antigua and Barbuda Labour Party (ABLP) candidate Lamin Newton mounts a determined challenge against Opposition Leader Jamale Pringle.
For more than three decades, the constituency has remained firmly in the hands of the UPP, making it one of the party’s most secure seats. But Newton believes that narrative is about to change.