Leo Varadkar to lead Fine Gael, says Frank Flannery

Leo Varadkar is favourite to be the next leader of Fine Gael and Enda Kenny’s "best before date" has already passed, according to ex-party strategist Frank Flannery.

Any early withdrawal of Labour from the Coalition would also be “collective psychosis”, the veteran spindoctor added.

In the second part of an interview with the Irish Examiner, he outlined his vision of who could lead the next generation of Fine Gael. He was also frank about how much longer Mr Kenny should remain as leader.