Independent Alliance demand more free votes after meeting Leo Varadkar

The Independent Alliance are demanding more free votes within Government if Leo Varadkar is to secure their votes to become Taoiseach next Tuesday, write Daniel McConnell and Elaine Loughlin of the Irish Examiner.

The group – Ministers Shane Ross, Finian McGrath, John Halligan and Kevin Boxer Moran, along with whip Sean Canney – met with the Taoiseach-elect Leo Varadkar in Government Buildings on Tuesday night to discuss their agenda.