A political commentator on the Isle of Man says the past 48 hours have exposed what he describes as “a weakness in our political system”.

On Monday, Chief Minister Alfred Cannan reshuffled his Cabinet, removing Alex Allinson and Michelle Haywood from their roles as Treasury and Infrastructure ministers.

Castletown Commissioners has chosen to decrease its local authority rate for the next financial year.

It will be set at 395 pence in the pound which the local authority says will provide 'much needed' support to residents without 'any detriment' to its operations.

The refuse rate will also be reduced to £220 per household which it believes will still allow for investment into the towns public services.

Vice Chair John Cringle says the local authority had to start the budget 'from scratch' as previous years' accounts were unavailable.

Local Democracy Reporter Emma Draper has been speaking to him, but first we'll hear from Chair Tony Brown.

The former infrastructure minister has accused the chief minister of shaping policy in response to social media pressure.

It comes a day after Alfred Cannan reshuffled his Cabinet, removing Alex Allinson as Treasury Minister and Dr Michelle Haywood from her role as Infrastructure Minister.

For the first time since her sacking, Dr Michelle Haywood has spoken out exclusively to Manx Radio.