What is happening to our country now is a huge blow to our dignity, Leader of the Opposition Simon Busuttil said this morning.

He said that the latest Cabinet reshuffle by the Prime Minister, which left Konrad Mizzi a minister despite the Panama Papers scandal, is an offence to the public's dignity and intelligence.

"This week, Prime Minister Joseph Muscat confirmed that for him it's ok to have minister open a company in Panama days after being elected into power. He gave his blessing and tried to portray as tough nothing happened."

Dr Busuttil was speaking at an event organized by the party's workers branch, Solidarjeta' Haddiema Partit Nazzjonalista. He said that if something like this happened in another country, both Konrad Mizzi and Keith Schembri would have been made to resign from their respective posts.

"The Prime Minister finally took a decision, in which he shows that he does not care about our dignity."

He also mentioned yesterday's comments to the media by Minister Konrad Mizzi in which "he showed that they (Labour) simply don't care of what has happened."

"This is a particular insult to the public's intelligence and a blow to the dignity of our workers. They feel that the authorities of this country see nothing wrong in opening a company in Panama, while they have to see how they will manage to get through the month with low salaries."

Dr Busuttil said that the only new economic sector which was developed in recent years was the sale of passports.

"The economic wheel must keep on turning. If we stop exploring new niches of economic opportunity, the wheel will stop and fail us."