Updated: Labour spent €1.5 million on campaign

The Labour Party spent €1.5 million on its election campaign after collecting more than €1.6 million in fundraising activities and donations. Labour's incoming CEO Gino Cauchi announced the breakdown of the figures during the party's annual general conference. "Tonight we are doing what has never been done before. This is another sign that we deliver what we promise," he said, before announcing the audited accounts of the party and the election campaign. Deputy Prime Minister Louis Grech announced that in the coming weeks ministers would start to hold meetings with the public to keep in touch with citizens. He appealed to party delegates to help keep the Government's feet on the ground. Labour's deputy leader Toni Abela thanked former general secretary Jason Micallef and former deputy leader Anglu Farrugia for their contribution to the party. Dr Abela paid tribute to leader Joseph Muscat. "He has the diligence of Pawlu Boffa, the courage of Dom Mintoff, the humanism of Karmenu Mifsud Bonnici and the mind of Alfred Sant. Put all these together and you get Joseph Muscat," he said, adding that historians would analyse Labour's phenomenal victory for years to come. He said he often...