Leo Varadkar tells party meeting he believes Frances Fitzgerald will be vindicated

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has told the weekly Fine Gael party meeting in Leinster House that he believes Frances Fitzgerald did nothing wrong and that she will be vindicated.

After a week where the former tánaiste’s actions brought the country close to a snap general election, Mr Varadkar told his party he hoped Ms Fitzgerald would return to the top level of politics.

His comments come after the former tánaiste’s resignation following the controversy over her handling of emails citing a garda strategy to discredit whistleblower Maurice McCabe.