Varadkar: ‘I didn’t politicise homeless man’s injuries’

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar was forced into an embarrassing climbdown after being accused of seeking to politicise the serious injuries to a homeless man in Dublin this week.

On the first full day of the general election campaign, Mr Varadkar came in for stinging criticism after he called on the Fianna Fáil lord mayor of Dublin, Paul McAuliffe, to account politically for the shocking incident which left the homeless man with life-changing injuries.