The Labour Party has accused Opposition leader Simon Busuttil of engaging in the “politics of hypocrisy”.

The PL said Dr Busuttil had first told Parliament that people’s lives were a priority during circumstances such as Friday’s, when Malta’s armed forces rescued 143 migrants after their dinghy capsized 60 miles off Lampedusa.

According to Labour, Dr Busuttil then said these migrants should not have been brought to Malta.

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