With the Magisterial inquiry on the Vitals and Steward public deals concluded, the Labour Party’s Annual General Conference is shrouded with fear and speculation over what’s going to happen next. A contentious subject that is currently being debated by the Party’s top-brass, and implicitly mentioned by Robert Abela during his speech, is what’s going to happen to the Deputy Prime Minister and Health Minister, Chris Fearne.
Chris Fearne accepted the Steward public-deal without much critical push back back in 2018 (like all cabinet members) and just a year after he was Health Minister, all the while being left out of the government financing discussions. Of course, this does not exculpate him from suspicion in an investigation and if indicted he would have to prove his innocence. I’m confident that if he is indicted, he would be absolved of any responsibility, however that wouldn’t mean his position in the government and as a MP would be tenable, either. Chris Fearne may very well be collateral damage and his position is going to complicate matters for Robert Abela and the Labour Party even further.
Having been the adult in the room during the Covid pandemic, Chris Fearne was essential to prevent the child on the throne from ruining society. It’s saddening to see how blind trust in Joseph Muscat has tarnished his reputation, but here we are. I too carry guilt for supporting and voting for Labour in 2017, so this feeling is nothing new. However, despite that these fears and speculation are real and thoroughly discussed at the Labour Party’s Headquarters, no one yet knows the details of the inquiry.
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