If one argues that migrants rescued from the high seas should not be repatriated because they should be given the right to seek protection, then by extension, even migrants still in Libya would have the right to demand protection by other countries, something which was not on, Simon Busuttil has told Mark Micallef in his six-minute interview.

Asked whether he was being groomed to be Dr Gonzi's successor, Dr Busuttil said his "next step, if the people select me, is to be a member of the European Parliament."