FG puts onus on rivals to take office

Leo Varadkar will tell his party today that Fine Gael is preparing to go into opposition and that Sinn Féin or Fianna Fáil should instead put together a government as they both have the numbers.

The move comes amid pressure for Mr Varadkar and Fianna Fáil’s Micheál Martin to end their parties’ civil war rivalry and do a deal to enter coalition.