Tánaiste under fire for breaking ranks on Covid-19 measures

Several leading members of government yesterday said Mr Varadkar's comments “undermined the Government”.

Tánaiste Leo Varadkar is under fire from within the Cabinet for seeking to "distance himself" from the decision to introduce additional Covid-19 restrictions on Friday.

Comments from Mr Varadkar were taken by ministers as him saying the added restrictions were “peculiar” and were met with considerable annoyance and frustration.