Naughten took FG expulsion ‘like a man’

REBEL TD Denis Naughten took his expulsion from the Fine Gael parliamentary party “like a man”, the Government’s chief whip insisted.

Mr Naughten now faces removal from his post as chair of the health committee after voting against the Government over plans to close down services at a major hospital in his Roscommon constituency.

Chief Whip Paul Kehoe removed the party whip from Mr Naughten — but left open the door for him to return to the fold at some point in the future.