The Labour Party has issued a statement accusing the Opposition of deliberately spreading misinformation related to people’s health, following controversy surrounding comments on generic medicines. The statement, released on Saturday by the party’s Communications Office, claims that the Opposition “admits that it is happy to spread the fake news” and that it “ended up quoting a report of the Commissioner for Standards that exposed its deception.”
Labour argues that the Opposition is aware it will not be found in breach of the parliamentary code of ethics, stating that “to date the code of ethics of parliamentarians does not include the duty to tell the truth.” The statement alleges that the Leader of the Opposition “is happy to repeat a lie after another with the purpose of deceiving and hoping that it will stick.”
According to Labour, the issue goes beyond formal rules and enters the realm of moral responsibility, particularly when public health is involved. The statement says that the Opposition Leader “spread a lie that generic medicines are of inferior quality,” describing this as a “dangerous act.” It adds that the Medicines Authority and the Superintendent for Public Health were required to correct this claim.
The statement further links the current controversy to past allegations, including claims that the PN had hidden “more than €20 million in debt.” Labour concludes by describing fake news as “symptomatic of a party in chaos,” despite a change in leadership.
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