Under-fire Ian Castaldi Paris removed from Public Accounts Committee

Labour MP Ian Castaldi Paris was removed from the Public Accounts Committee on Tuesday, with his place taken up by fellow Labour MP Jonathan Attard. The substitution was announced in a motion moved in parliament by Chris Fearne as Leader of the House. No reason was given.  Times of Malta reached out to the Labour MP, who did not reply to questions.  Castaldi Paris has been in the eye of a storm since revelations that he had discussed buying a £16 million (€18.7m) property in London with Yorgen Fenech. He told Malta Today that he was bluffing to Fenech when discussing the purchase. Times of Malta revealed this week that the Inland Revenue Department has asked the UK tax authorities to share any information they may have about the MP. According to obligatory financial filings made to parliament, Castaldi Paris has a modest €18,200 in bank savings. He also declared ownership of a property in Lija, bought against a bank loan. He also owns another three properties in Lija, Attard and Santa Venera via a Maltese company jointly owned with his wife. The latter three properties were not mentioned in his asset declaration, with Castaldi Paris saying he did not list them as they are owned...