Varadkar reiterates support for Manfred Weber, despite candidacy doubts

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has restated Ireland's support for Manfred Weber to replace Jean Claude Juncker as Europe's most senior politician.

As EU leaders gathered in Brussels to begin the process to choose who will occupy the top jobs in European politics for the next five years, the Taoiseach said his commitment to back Mr Weber remains, despite reports suggesting that he is now backing Michel Barnier, the EU's Brexit negotiator.