Fine Gael should be 'braver' on party policies, Varadkar tells parliamentary party

The Tánaiste also rejected criticism from his own party that it had lost touch with the taxpayer

Tanaiste Leo Varadkar said Fine Gael should distinguish itself from Fianna Fáil and the Greens in policies. File Picture: Damien Storan/PA Wire

Fine Gael should state its opposition to the triple lock system of sending Irish troops abroad, the Tánaiste has said.

Speaking at a Fine Gael parliamentary party meeting this evening, Leo Varadkar said that the party should take a separate stance on the mechanism to coalition partners in a bid to differentiate itself from Fianna Fáil and the Green Party. The triple lock ensures that troops are not sent on peacekeeping missions without the approval of the UN Security Council, Government and the Dáil.