PL ready to serve - Muscat

The Labour Party will face whatever happens in Parliament tomorrow with serenity, as it has been doing consistently over the past months, leader Joseph Muscat said this morning. Addressing a political activity in Zabbar, he said the PL was not in a hurry. It was ready to serve, knowing that it had the blessing, advantage and asset of a united team ready to face the responsibilities ahead and give the country the service it needed. He said that there will be people who would try to provoke the Opposition tomorrow but said “we should not fall for any provocation”. Dr Muscat said that, in the past months GonziPN moved from one crisis to another but preferred to lengthen the electoral process. This was not a problem for the opposition but for the country. Dr Gonzi, Dr Muscat said, had placed his consideration for his party before the country, he put Austin Gatt before the country’s stability and he was the only one to blame for the country’s situation. The Labour leader said the Opposition could not vote in favour of the budget because it was a vote of confidence in the government and in the Prime Minister, which the Opposition did not have. Pointing out that he had personal respect...