Martin suggests Varadkar's asylum-seeker comments made for 'political reasons'

"I was very surprised by the intervention, both the manner and the timing of the intervention..."

Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin has lashed out at the Taoiseach over his controversial comments on asylum seekers, suggesting they were made for “political reasons”.

Speaking to the Irish Examiner, Mr Martin said he was very surprised at the comments by Leo Varadkar.