PL MP Charles Mangion this morning strongly defended his MP colleague Konrad Mizzi, saying that “when Mizzi told his story regarding the Panama Papers, he was telling the whole truth”.

The Panama papers, he said, confirmed the statements made by Minister Mizzi five weeks ago, when the Minister gave the relevant papers to journalists.

Speaking during TVAM on PBS this morning, Dr Mangion also said that the Panama Papers confirm that there are no hidden funds, and no form of slush fund. “On that point, I am pleased”.

It was the only comment made on the Panama Papers revelations on the PBS breakfast show, which preferred to discuss the Nationalist Party’s loan scheme while all international networks were focusing on the vast trove of information on offshore financial dealings of the world's rich and famous, which include Minister Mizzi.

An investigation primarily conducted by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) which led to the leaks of millions of Mossack Fonseca files, a Panama firm at the heart of the global scandal, was conducted by hundreds of journalists worldwide, culminating in a scandalous leak that included Malta's own Konrad Mizzi.

Dr Mizzi has been at the heart of the Panamagate scandal since before his appointment as PL Deputy Leader.