Jul 08 - Government Insists GSD Sunborn Statement in ‘Ridiculous’
In reply to the GSD’s most recent statement on the Sunborn Hotel, the Government has stated that ‘It is incredible that the Opposition should issue yet another statement on the Sunborn hotel only four days after they were heavily beaten in a by-election where they chose to make this a key campaign issue. They have clearly learnt nothing.’
The Government goes in to insist that the GSD need to understand that answers in Parliament will be given to questions that they ask, and not to the questions that they have not asked.
The statement continues, ‘there is nothing secret about any aspect of the matters relating to the Sunborn and the fact that all information which the GSD are relying on is publicly available is wholly determinative of this in terms which render the Opposition's argument entirely ridiculous in the eyes of all objective observers.
‘There is also no question of Parliament having been misled by Mr. Picardo, but it is clear that Mr. Feetham cannot deal with the fact that he asked the wrong questions in Parliament.
‘Moreover, finally, the GSD is right that the press statement issued by the Savings Bank was not "approved" by the Financial Secretary. It was actually written by him.
The press statement from Mr. Feetham's party nonetheless usefully shows that he has not heard the voice of the people of Gibraltar rejecting his negative style of politics.’
