'No hidden agenda' to join Nato, says Varadkar

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar said that the security threats against Ireland have changed in recent years. Picture: Gareth Chaney/Collins Photos

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has said the Government has “no hidden agenda” to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (Nato) or reject neutrality, following opposition criticism over the makeup of a forum on foreign policy.

Mr Varadkar made the remarks in the Dáil this afternoon after accusations from People Before Profit TD Richard Boyd Barrett that the Government were moving away from neutrality and towards further EU militarisation and Nato.