‘I am not an agent of Joseph Muscat’: Alex Agius Saliba

Alex Agius Saliba has refused to answer questions about whether he is an “agent” of Joseph Muscat and insisted he will continue to advance the interests of the Labour Party.

“I am no one’s agent, my only agents are those who voted for me, the leader of the Labour Party and the Labour party members and representatives who have always had faith in me,” the MEP said on Friday.

The MEP is understood to have close ties to the former prime minister and was one of the first candidates endorsed by Muscat during the European Parliament election campaign.

Agius Saliba spoke to reporters on Friday afternoon. Special General Meeting At the Labour Party headquarters.

The meeting will discuss whether the party should allow members of the parliamentary group to run for the position of deputy party leader, which could pave the way for Agius Saliba to take up the post.

Currently, the party constitution prohibits members of the Labour Party parliamentary group from running for the position.

“I will work hard to safeguard the interests of the Labour Party and its members and ensure that Labour wins again with an absolute majority at the next general election,” he said.

“Labor is being reborn” – Jason Micallef

Jason Micallef says the Labour Party is innovating to ensure it wins the next election again.

He is accused of appointment Served as the government’s “Special Representative for the Implementation of the Election Manifesto”.

He would not comment on veiled comments from Robert Abela, who said he did not want Micallef to run for deputy party leader.

Instead, Micallef told reporters he was honoured because the prime minister said he felt he still had a lot to offer the party.

When repeatedly asked if he was an “agent” of Joseph Muscat, Micallef did not respond.

Rosián CutajarHe was also present at the meeting after rejoining the Labour parliamentary group earlier on Friday.

When asked about her Apologize She didn’t answer Abella.

Friday’s meeting comes after the party lost deputy leader Daniel Micallef, while the prime minister’s office has also announced several resignations in recent days.

Glenn Micallef, Robert Abela’s former chief of staff, resigned in June and has since been nominated as EU commissioner for Malta.

One of the prime minister’s policy advisers, Aleander Balzan, also resigned last week, followed by Labor Party communications director Ronald Vassallo on Thursday.