McDonald ‘doesn’t believe her own rubbish’

The Taoiseach has attacked Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald, comparing her to Brexiteers and claiming she “doesn’t believe her own rubbish” on climate change. Leo Varadkar told the Dáil that carbon taxes will be necessary to tackle climate change and went on to target Ms McDonald, stating she was “not being honest” and “is not really on the side of the environment”.

Under questioning from the Sinn Féin president on the carbon tax, Mr Varadkar said: “I have no doubt Sinn Féin will do what it always does, which is the populist thing to peddle solutions that don’t add up.”