Chambers ‘doesn’t care’ what he is called by Fianna Fáil colleagues after 'Thatcher' jibe revealed

The Irish Examiner revealed frustrated colleagues referred to the public expenditure minister as 'Jack Thatcher' at the Fianna Fáil think-in earlier this month

Public expenditure minister Jack Chambers has said he “doesn’t care what I'm called in private” as colleagues frustrated by the budget process likened him to Margaret Thatcher.

As reported by the Irish Examiner at the Fianna Fáil think-in, one of his colleagues had joked the public expenditure minister was becoming "Jack Thatcher" as terse budget negotiations continue.