Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi this evening apologised to the Labour Party for a comment he made some two weeks ago which, he said, may have been construed as linking Labour with disease.

Dr Gonzi said in Parliament that he never meant his comment to sound that way, and while he might have been misrepresented, he wanted to apologise, he said to applause.

Dr Gonzi made his apology in Parliament during the Budget debate.

(See separate stories for various parts of Dr Gonzi's speech above and in the Budget section)

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