Just five of the Labour MPs contacted by The Sunday Times of Malta believe Manuel Mallia should stay on as Home Affairs Minister after the political mayhem sparked by his driver’s shooting incident.

However, two of these felt that if the independent inquiry found that Dr Mallia attempted to interfere or cover up what happened, then his head should roll. Another five of the 26 MPs contacted believe Dr Mallia should resign as the maelstrom was dragging the entire government through the mire.

The rest of the MPs – except for three who did not wish to comment – echoed the Prime Minister’s stand and said they preferred to wait for the independent inquiry’s outcome before passing judgement.

All 39 MPs, except for the Prime Minister and Dr Mallia, were contacted but 11 failed to answer the phone – despite repeated attempts – or reply to numerous text messages.

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