Under-fire Santanchè says she’s happy to report to Senate – English

(ANSA) – ROME, JUL 1 – Under-fire Tourism Minister Daniela
Santanché said Saturday that she was happy to report to the
Senate next week to respond to allegations about her business
interests that have led opposition parties to call on her to
quit.
   
According to Rai investigative journalism show Report, Santanché
ran businesses that allegedly failed to pay suppliers and
allegedly dismissed workers without giving them redundancy
payments that were due to them.
   
Her business have also been accused of improperly receiving
COVID aid.
   
“I have no embarrassment of any kind about the Report
investigation,” said Santanché, a member of Premier Giorgia
Meloni’s right-wing Brothers of Italy (FdI) party.
   
“I’ll go to the Senate on Wednesday and respond to everything
with tranquillity.
   
“I’m not doing so because they asked me to but because I want to
defend my honour, my experience as an entrepreneur.
   
“I’m very happy to go.
   
“I’m happy to go and say everything that has to be said.
   
“If others intervene I’ll response to everything without any
problems, addressing things in first person, as I have always
done in the 23 years I have been in politics”. (ANSA).