Varadkar faces calls to resign over GP contract leak

While Leo Varadkar refuted any suggestion of illegality, Rise TD Paul Murphy said the controversy merited the Tánaiste's departure from office.

Tánaiste Leo Varadkar has faced calls in the Dáil to resign over his leaking of a copy of the GP deal to his friend in April 2019.

Addressing TDs over the controversy, a visibly rattled Mr Varadkar said that allegations he had anything to gain from leaking a confidential GP contract document to a friend were “false and without foundation".