Cardona: The more they lie about us, the more they strengthen us

Embattled Economy Minister Chris Cardona told the annual general conference of the Labour Party on Wednesday evening that 'the more they lie about us, the more they strengthen us'. He said to applause that faced with intensifying lies and attacks, the Labour Party was showing its strength through unity. The deputy leader for party affairs was closing the annual general conference themed ‘Tomorrow’s Malta’. He said he was making it a point not to react “aggressively” to current attacks on the advice of the prime minister, who had urged him to be calm and speak about positive issues. Dr Muscat had pointed out to him that even many within the PN were ignoring the current attacks. Last week, the first in a series of stories published as part of the Daphne Project quoted witnesses claiming Dr Cardona had been seen drinking with one of the three men facing charges of murdering Ms Caruana Galizia. The minister denied the claims. At the PL conference, Dr Cardona said PL distinguished itself not with nice slogans, but with concrete action, and the party seemed to be following in the government’s steps. The government had achieved economic growth and a national surplus, and the party had...