Taoiseach defends EU chief von der Leyen’s response to Gaza

Simon Harris said it was the German politician who had ‘significantly increased’ the Palestinian relief agency UNRWA’s aid budget (Gareth Chaney/PA)

The Taoiseach has defended Ursula von der Leyen’s response to Gaza, saying attempts to make her a “bogey woman” do not tally with the “action she is taking”.

Last week, EU leaders endorsed a second five-year term for Ms von der Leyen as European Commission president.