McGrath toes FF line
Rebel Fianna Fáil backbencher Mattie McGrath today voted with the Government just hours after losing the parliamentary whip.
He sided with the coalition in a vote to impose a deadline to pass the Social Welfare Bill.
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SUBSCRIBERebel Fianna Fáil backbencher Mattie McGrath today voted with the Government just hours after losing the parliamentary whip.
He sided with the coalition in a vote to impose a deadline to pass the Social Welfare Bill.
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