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Updated at 7:30 p.m. with co-option approval
Oliver Scicluna’s co-option to parliament on the government benches will be discussed later today by the Labour Party’s parliamentary group, Robert Abela has confirmed.
The Labour leader will also bring up the co-option for discussion in the party executive.
“The co-option will be discussed in the Labour parliamentary group today and the executive, although I am not obliged to do so,” Abela said when asked about the surprise move that saw former minister Gavin Gulia resign from MP just 24 hours after winning a casual election.
He insisted that Scicluna’s nomination would strengthen diversity in parliament.