Varadkar steps down as Irish prime minister
IRISH Prime Minister Leo Varadkar announced today that he would step down as leader of the country as soon as a successor is chosen.
Mr Varadkar said that he was quitting immediately as head of the right-wing Fine Gael party, part of Ireland’s coalition government.
He’ll be replaced as prime minister after a party leadership contest.
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