Press digest

The following are the top stories in the Maltese and overseas press: The Sunday Times says that Mario de Marco and Chris Said are not expected to stand for the PN deputy leader election. Seven ministers are also opposing Simon Busuttil.  It also focuses on fireworks transport fears. The Malta Independent on Sunday says a committee of MEPs has already agreed to disagree on Borg’s nomination.    Malta Today says top civil servant Rita Schembri used government offices for undeclared private work connected to a casino bid. It-Torca asks what is happening at the prison. It says a former prisoner has alleged abuses and the presence of drugs which is undermining rehabilitation.    Il-Mument says PL efforts to strike people off the electoral register shows how the party is frozen in the past.  KullHadd says broadcaster Peppi Azzopardi was ‘caught lying’ on PN promises to eliminate hospital waiting lists. It also quotes Joseph Muscat insisting that an EU report shows the government will raise power tariffs again, after the election. Illum says there is anger among minsters at Simon Busuttil. It also says some €70m linked to corruption related to the sale of Eurofighter aircraft to Austria...