Our View: Last-minute politics backfires on government

The government has made a big fuss about the defeat of its bill extending the existence of the temporary post of deputy minister of European affairs by another five months. It attacked Disy in particular, for helping vote down the bill which had been tabled as ‘urgent’ on Thursday and the government expected an automatic approval with no discussion or questions.

The post will cease to exist at the end of July, according to the law, while the new bill would have extended it for another five...