Franco Debono has made his first intervention in parliament since missing a vote before Christmas. The Times stresses “the government’s decision to bring into force provisions of a 2002 law on legal aid to people under arrest” and that MP Debono is pleased with this decision....

From The Times: Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi had a meeting with Franco Debono this evening, two days after the Nationalist MP missed two votes in parliament, denying the government its majority. Dr Debono also did not attend a meeting of the PN parliamentary group on Tuesday, and could not...

It’s Erskine May and Alfred-May-Not all over again in Parliament as a seemingly innocuous vote about who should head two parliamentary committees almost resulted in the government side losing two votes. It was not exactly a government crushing moment and much as the labour side try to...