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Take the PN with a «bucket – not a pinch – of salt», especially after its U-turn on the Gozo-Malta tunnel, Joseph Muscat told supporters on Saturday. The Nationalist Party had promised to support the tunnel twice and backed the construction o'Take the PN with a bucket of salt' - Muscat
Take the PN with a «bucket – not a pinch – of salt», especially after its U-turn on the Gozo-Malta tunnel, Joseph Muscat told supporters on Saturday. The Nationalist Party had promised to support the tunnel twice and backed the construction of a permanent link in Parliament last month, but it was now getting cold feet, he said in Xagħra. The Labour leader said the PN had proposed the tunnel while in government in 2012, before carrying out any studies before promising the tunnel during the 2013 and 2017 election campaigns. Following Labour’s election to government in 2013, former Opposition leader Simon Busuttil had even accused the Labour government of dragging its feet over the link, as feasibility studies were being carried out. Labour promised the tunnel in 2017, and all three parties in Parliament gave unanimous support to the link last month. “But during the televised debate on Thursday night, Opposition leader Adrian Delia expressed concern over the tunnel and said we should carry out studies and hold a consultation before we decide on whether to go ahead with the project," Dr Muscat said. “While the Opposition came up with the idea, promised it twice, and agreed with it... Read more











