Former Labour Party deputy leader, Anglu Farrugia is the new speaker of the house, over the dissent of the Opposition. The voting for the new speaker of the house took place at around 11a.m., with MPs from the Government side voting in favour while those from the Opposition side voted against, as expected. MPs from the Nationalist Party had made their intentions to vote against Anglu Farrugia’s nomination clear, claiming to have not been consulted