The Big Story: PM Wong ousts Pritam Singh as LO. Who will lead the Opposition now?

Your Way Home with Hongbin Jeong · Jan 15, 2026 · 16m

Workers’ Party chief Pritam Singh has been formally removed as Leader of the Opposition, following Parliament’s vote declaring him unsuitable to continue in the role and his conviction for lying to the Committee of Privileges. Prime Minister Lawrence Wong has since invited the Workers’ Party to nominate another MP to take over the position. So what happens next? How quickly will the Workers’ Party move to put forward a new name, and who might be in the running? And what does this moment mean for the balance of power and parliamentary dynamics in Singapore? On The Big…