Update 3 - Thumbs up: PN to get two deputy leaders

Nationalist Party councillors this morning gave thumbs up to a proposal by new leader Simon Busuttil for the party to have two deputy leaders instead of one. Statutory changes will see the party get a deputy leader for parliamentary affairs and a deputy leader for party affairs, on the same lines as the Labour Party. In a brief address at the end of the council, Dr Busuttil said the PN was "back in business" and the decision by councillors was a sign the party did not fear change. He said nominations for the two posts will open tomorrow and close on Tuesday with the election to be held on May 25. Dr Busuttil said there will be other changes to the statute, including a proposal by MP Robert Arrigo to give local councillors a vote in the general council. A commission will be set up to examine the statute and propose changes to make the PN a modern party, he added. The commission will have until the end of July to come up with a blueprint for change. Dr Busuttil also announced he will be setting up another commission to examine the party's financial situation in the wake of serious cash flow problems that saw employees receiving their wages late. "This is an urgent matter," he...