In an exclusive interview, Jamaica's foreign minister Kamina Johnson Smith denies being a proxy candidate for the UK government.
Supporters of Baroness Scotland have claimed the UK government has been working behind the scenes to oust the Labour peer, who is seeking a second term despite facing criticism from some member states over her performance.
"Those are clearly convenient narratives for a political campaign, but they would bear no relevance to reality. Jamaica has been a leader on the world stage so far beyond our size for years," she added. "You should vote for me because of the energy, the commitment and the capacity that I would bring to the organisation," she said.
"I am confident but I'm not overconfident. I'm by nature a cautious person, relatively conservative. I don't count chickens, I count eggs and until they hatch."Commonwealth sources insisted the UK had been campaigning against the incumbent Secretary General, Lady Scotland - in particular, with allegations she was divisive.
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