Varadkar gets FF and Green backing amid calls for resignation over contract leak 

Government colleagues standing by Tánaiste while Garda investigation is ongoing

Tánaiste Leo Varadkar is under Garda investigation over his leaking of a GP contract. Picture:Gareth Chaney/Collins

Fianna Fáil and the Green Party have decided to stand by Leo Varadkar and eschew calls for his resignation over the Garda investigation into his leaking of the GP contract.

The Garda investigation into Mr Varadkar’s sharing of the document with Dr Maitiú Ó Tuathail is now a criminal matter and opposition TDs have called on the Tánaiste to stand aside without prejudice while it remains a live issue.