De Marco, Said and Mifsud Bonnici back in shadow cabinet reshuffle

Updated 6.11pm with Labour reaction

Nationalist Party leader Bernard Grech brought Mario de Marco, Chris Said and Carm Mifsud Bonnici back into his shadow cabinet in a reshuffle that handed all PN MPs a portfolio.

Mario de Marco is now the spokesperson for tourism, taking over from his late colleague, Robert Arrigo.

Chris Said has been made the spokesperson for quality of life - a new portfolio - and Carm Mifsud Bonnici was handed the constitutional reform portfolio.

When the previous shadow cabinet was announced after the 2022 election, the three former ministers and veteran MPs were left out, prompting some to criticise Bernard Grech for unfairly leaving out seasoned politicians to favour the new entrants.

Whose portfolio has changed?

Charles Azzopardi has had cost of living removed from his portfolio and lifelong learning added to it. He also remains spokesperson for hunting and trapping. 

Justin Schembri has had trade subjects added to his education portfolio and the newest MP Albert Buttigieg was made spokesperson for 'better standard of living with a commitment against the rising cost of living'.

The new shadow cabinet seems to accentuate quality of life, standard of...