John Bundy has 'tea' with Simon Busuttil

One TV presenter John Bundy confirms meeting with MEP Simon Busuttil and says the two had "tea" together in Balzan and discussed "real personal things."

John Bundy (right) seen with Labour leader Joseph Muscat
John Bundy (right) seen with Labour leader Joseph Muscat

Television presenter John Bundy has confirmed his meeting with Nationalist MEP Simon Busuttil, at a cafeteria in Balzan which he described as a "coincidence."

Earlier, MaltaToday revealed that Nationalist MEP Simon Busuttil who was recently appointed as the Prime Minister's special envoy responsible with organising the PN's reaching-out campaign had lunch with One TV presenter John Bundy at Papilllon restaurant in Balzan.

Bundy told MaltaToday "I was in Balzan since my brother owns a shop in the area and I asked my brother to lend me €20 as I needed to buy two electricity plugs. By coincidence I met Simon Busuttil as I was walking out of my brother's shop and he invited me for tea.  In fact we had two teas and spoke about very personal things."

Bundy added that the two did not speak about politics or anything related to his work. He said that he was receiving many phone calls since MaltaToday published the report on the meeting.

He dismissed any speculation about his imminent departure from One TV and said "I will was, I am and I will remain contracted to One TV until the end of my contract which expires at the end of June."

The TV presenter added "There is nothing wrong to meet and have a tea with Simon Busuttil. There is no dishonour in meeting such persons as I respect everyone in life."

John Bundy a former PN employee and party sympathiser fell out of favour with the party. He then started fronting a programme, Affari Taghna, on the Labour Party's One TV in direct competition with TVM's flagship programme Xarabank.   

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"Simon, kemm tiehu zokkor?"
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@eddie Joyce Privitera......qied tghajjar lin nies biex jinhbew wara l-lezzjoni tal kunsilli ???? Jaqaw int ilek mistohbi mill 1981 ????
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What if Joseph is seen having tea with Simon, would all the crap splashed here be splashed again. So what if Bundy had tea with Simon, so what if deep down he is still a nationalist using labour to get rid of the gonzipn clique and aligorchy. Personnally I don't give a hoot as long as Bundy's shoulder rubbing with labour,presently, helps PL to be in government. What happens after and what Bundy does is his business, but then he knows that he has to bear the consequences of his actions. @rajah for sure we'll be better than under this band of thieving B*******
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Mill kummenti ta hawn tinduna akemm hawn nies ' so desperate' ........ lol !!! @ xewkina u r amazing ...... keep it up lol. Cant wait for lejber to be in power ghax skond kitbitek kollox bxejn gej
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Mill kummenti ta hawn tindun akemm hawn nies ' so desperate' ........ lol !!! @ xewkina u r amazing ...... keep it up lol. Cant wait for lejber to be in power ghax skond kitbitek kollox bxejn gej
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Mill kummenti ta hawn tindun akemm hawn nies ' so desperate' ........ lol !!! @ xewkina u r amazing ...... keep it up lol. Cant wait for lejber to be in power ghax skond kitbitek kollox bxejn gej
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What's wrong with having tea with Dr.Simon Busuttil as long as he pays the bill ? After all, John Bundy is not a CUC malti and I'm sure that he knows all about their manoeuvring tactics . Personally I prefer having tea with Dr.Lawrence Gonzi so I can have a great opportunity to tell him of what I think of him and of his government . But sorry , I am not going to tell you what I will be telling him ,because I am sure that the censor will ban my comment .
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What's wrong with having tea with Dr.Simon Busuttil as long as he pays the bill ? After all, John Bundy is not a CUC maltin and I'm sure that he knows all about their manoeuvring tactics . Personally I prefer having tea with Dr.Lawrence Gonzi si I can have a great opportunity to tell him of what I think of him and of his government . But sorry , I am not going to tell you what I will be telling him ,because I am sure that the censor will ban my comment .
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Hbieb. Diga' kelli okkazjoni ohra fejn tlabtkom sabiex lil dan jgalea ma toqghodux ittuh kedded aktar. Ninsabu fil-festi ta' l-Ghid it-Tajjeb u ghaldaqstant taghmlu tajjeb jekk tikkumpatuh u thalluh bil-kwiet. Miskin, ghadu jghis fil-meddjuevu u jahasra jifrah b'rebhiet li mhuma rebhiet xejn. Heqq, mhemmx x'taghmel. Dak li jigrilhekk meta tkun politikament ghami u trux. Ejjem mela fi spirtu ta' mhabba u rispett niehdu pacenzja bic-cucati li jikteb. L-Ghid it-Tajjeb jgalea!
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@jgalea - Mela wehilt go time-zone biex ghadek tohlom bil-vitorja. Il-Gahan Malti qed jitghallem issa u min ghadu ccassat u ferhan li l-aqwa jara kollox blu bil-kontjiet essegerati tad-dawl u gas u medicina u korruzzjoni ma' jdumux ma' jiehdu tisbita biex forsi jigu f'sensihom. B'xi hadd bhalek iktar nikkonferma li l-partit tieghek waqa fil-kategorija tal-karnival ghax immexxi minn kummidjant bil-buffi madwaru u intom tac-cirklu ccapcpulu.
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John Bundy wera kemm il darba li hu ta'stoffa u hadd ma jpoggilu bzieq fuq imniehru. Billi ltaqa ma Simon ma jfissirx li se jerga'lura mal PN. U lanqas ifisser li ghax jahdem mal Ona hu laburist. John mhu pupazz ta'hadd u fil programm tieghu qatt ma ghamel propaganda lil PL. meta kellu jghid xi haga qatt ma qghad lura. U kelma lil Simon jek qed jaqra. Izjed ma tighawwgu lua biex toghgbu l-poplu issa izjed tidhru koroh. Ghax kulhadd kelma wahda Issa ghax risqa l-elezzjoni? Il kuntatt mal poplu ghandu jkun from day one mhux sena qabel il vot. din it tattika drajniha mill partiti kollha.
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Bundy possibbli ma bsartx dik il bela te x`konsegwenzi tista iggiblek ?????
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When I read jgalea comments I confirm for whom T.Fenech was reffering to as "CUC MALTI !!!!"
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I wonder who of the two poured the tea and who mainly sought tea and sympathy. Any biscuits with the tea?
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Sur Jay Galea, tista' tghidilna ghalhiex skond siehbek JPO, Simon Busuttil jaqbel ma ligi ta' 'zwieg bejn il-gays'?
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ARA X'TAMEL JOHN U ERGA LURA FI HDAN GONZIKARETTAPN HALLI TEJDX KEMM JAJRUQ LAGHQI
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Wow! John Bundy had tea with Simon Busuttil. Should we care? What kind of "news" is this?
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Billi John Bundy mar jiehu it-te ma Dr. Simon Busuttil tahsbu li ma jafx li din li-stedina saritlu biex jippruvaw jergghu jaqbduh fix-xibka u biex forsi jigbru giehhom mieghu ? U inthom tahsbu li John Bundy xi CUC Malti ? Tahsbu li John Bundy ma jafx ghalfejn qed isiru dawn il-manuvri issa ? Kemm ghawn nies li Dr.Simon Busuttil irid jixrob te maghhom biex forsi il-PN jingabar fl-elezzjoni li gejja .
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Bundy hu naqra pacenzja b'dawk li ma jafux id-differenza bejn li tkun socjali u li tkun fuq xol. Injurant ta' wara l-muntanji trid tkun biex tuza l-proverbju li 'Ma minn rajtex xebbahtek' sfortunatament hekk jigri f'kazi simili bhal dan. Biss jien konvint li xi parir siewi tajtu lill Simon li ma nafx kif ser jidhol fil-kcejjen ta' kulhadd sa qabel l-elezzjoni bil-bagalji vojti u bla edejiet. Jidher wisq xipli biex iwettaq din il-kampanja.
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Tibdew tigru u tparlaw fil-vojt! Bundy ser jitlaq, Bundy mhux ser jitlaq, Bundy weghduh xi haga ... qiskom kontu mistednin ghat-te intom, fuq l-istess mejda! Ahsbu ftit qabel tibdew tolqtu l-keyboard!
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Jien ma nafx KIF kumbinazzjoni kellu jkun Hal Balzan John u Kunbinazzjoni iltaq ma Simon!!!!! Akatr Nahseb li kienet miftehma ,,U John Ta Bniedem Li ihobb izomm il kelma ,zamm l appuntament u mar ha Te jew Kafe,,U Tkelmu ukoll fuq kollox,,,,,Simon Ghamel i dover ipprova igib lura Naghga mitlufa ,,,pero jien ghandi Fiducja F'John...PERO nixtiequ jaghmel stqarijja u iserrah mohh dawk li jsegwuh fuq ONE.
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Abbandunakom Bundy. Who's next? Miskin is sur Muscat. Mhux ta b'xejn andu reputazjoni li huwa aghar minn dawk ta qablu. Ser jiehu il partit (jekk tista issejjahlu partit lol) ghal ikbar telfa kolossali fl istorja politika Maltija. Nithassrek Joe.
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drive the change...... VOTE LABOUR
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X'cuc hu wicc l-ghatba tal-qorti.
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J.Galea. Mela ghadek ma mortx tinheba wara t-tkaxkira tal-Kunsilli Lokali ??? Mhux ahjar taqra x'qal l-ex-ministru louis Deguara li kixef froga ohra ta' Lawrence Gonzi meta gieghlu jiffirma collective-agreement mat-Tobba lejliet l-elezzjoni. Biex issa anki l-ministru joe Cassar qed jghid li dak il-ftehim kien difettus hafna ?! Mela mhux Franco Debono qed icewwec lil Gonzi, anki ex-ministru (Deguara) u ministru (Cassar) !!!
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@ J. Galea - mhuh zghar l-anqas ghall-pulpetti m'huma tajbin, ahseb wara biex jiktbu xi harga bis-sens. X'faqar!
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jgalea: Tinsix tmur wara d-Duluri illejla jgalea; habbat fuq sidrek u ighid it-talb biex turi kemm int bniedem relgjuz...fil-verita bniedem falz. Itlobha forsi tisimghek...Lol
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Dan Simon Busuttil qieghed jithallas mill-EU biex joqghod jigri wara n-naghag mitlufa tal-PN. U ahna nhallsu l-bail outs tal-Grecja. Kemm qeghdin sew………. John Bundy jaf jaqra r-rapport tat-temp ghax maltempati kbar hemm fil-PN. Better the devil you know than back with GonziPN………
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@jgalea kemm int zbaljat. Fl-elezzjoni tal-kunsilli ta' nofs Malta kien hemm 15,000 li ma hargux jivvutaw, minbarra dawk li ma gabrux il-voti, li jfisser 30,000 ghal Malta kollha. Jekk hsibt li b'xi laqgha ma' Simon Busuttil se nergghu lura lejn il-PN sejjer zball. Ma tarax mhux se nerga' mmur nivvota biex nipka nara l-istess klikka tkompli tistaghna, bhal RCC, il-koppja Sladden, Pawlu Attard (il-pensjonant b'ghaxart ihluq), Peter Fenech, il-Spiteri Bailijiet, Salvu Gauci, il-koppja Pace Axiaq, u ohrajn
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Will John BUndy betray One TV , forget the support he got from this station to build his popular morning show, forget how he was used and thrown out by the macchivellian PN and now return to their folds? Will he be taken in by Busuttil's smooth talking and return like a puppy with his tail between his legs, so that he will be thrown out again when not needed. No, i have more faith in John Bundy than being such a pussy! As for this Simon Busuttil, isn' t he the one people voted for so that he could see their interest in the EP, or is he the tunrcoat who puts PN partisan interest before the interst of his country? I suspect the latter!All those thousnad who voted for him to be in Bbrussels watching out for our intersets should all feel offended adn rejected .Perhps dear simon is already showin encouraging signs of the greed typical of PN MP's -wnating the cake and to eat it too. Pleasure yet to come. Will be watching.
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Sa fejn naf jien John Bundy on TV kien qall li huwa ghandu kuntratt sa l-elezzjoni u qatt ma semma Gunju, jew qed jiehu Gunju bhala ix xahar li se ssir l-elezzjoni?
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Prosit, Dr Busuttil. Kont ċert li Lawrence Gonzi għamel l-aħjar għażla meta ħatar lilek biex terġa' tgħaqqad il-Partit. John Bundy raġel serju u jekk jirnexxilek tikkonvinċih jerġa' jiġi lura magħna, kapaċi nuru lil kulħadd li Muscat verament huwa l-"underdog" fl-elezzjoni li ġejja! 30 sena fl-Oppożizzjoni mhux ċajta, nies!
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Min jaf x'expense account gonzipn dendillu lil busupn biex ikun jista' jistieden ghall-ikel lil dawk l-eluf u eluf ta' nazzjonalisti mxebbghin u mdejjqin li hawn jigru mas-saqajn !!!! Niggarantilkom li sakemm tasal l-elezzjoni busupn se jkun iktar ohxon minn joe grima (dak il-helu l-iehor li bhal bundy kien qaleb ghal hafna snin sakemm rega' ikkonverta dan l-ahhar !!!) u min jaf kemm-il gita ghal brussels u ghal luxembourg se jorganizza bhala lixka lil dawn l-imdejjqin !!!!! Veru qieghdin sew !!!!!!
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Clutching at straws........
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Ian George Walker
I wonder what's on the menu?
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Jien ghal hekk ma nafdax lil tal PN. Min jaf x weduh biex jikxef
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Buon apetito Bundy. Ma nahsibx li inti mic-cwiec....volpi liebes ta' haruf.
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Bil-guh il-gawwi ! Tghis John BUndy se jibla l-lixka ? Ma nahsibx li hu cuc daqshekk ! Kif ma jisthux jigru issa, ghax gejja l-elezzjoni, wara nies li huma tawhom bis-sieq !Possibbli Simon Busuttil jemmen li n-nies se jinsew x'ghamel Gonzi bil-mod kif tmejjel bihom b'dawk l-ittri li kien bghatilhom jiggarantilhom xogholhom, biex wara nesa kollox ?!! U anki Simon Busuttil kien imdahhal f'dak l-ingann b'dak li ma kienx qal lill-poplu Malti dwar is-shubija fl-UE ! Eddy Privitera
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@John Bundy issa jinqdew bik u wara jwarbuk jekk jergaw jitilaw. Inti mal One inti tiddetta u hadd ma jikmandak xtghamel, taqax ghan-nassa taghhom, ahna ferhanin bik u nittamaw li tibqa newtrali kif inhu l-programm, tlieta min naha u tlieta min ohra u mhux bhal programm taghhom Iswed u Abjad tnejn PN u anki l-presentatur iqallaq kemm hu biased u wiehed PL.
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Prosit Dr. Busuttil. Ejja to secure a decisive colossal victory to our PN, which will mean a decisive final blow to the MLP.