Leo Varadkar has welcomed his rival Simon Coveney’s decision to stay in the Fine Gael leadership race.
Today is the first official day of campaigning – with Minister Coveney launching his policy objectives at an event this morning.
All three Clare Fine Gael Oireachtas members have rowed in behind the Social Protection Minister Leo Varadkar.
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Last night the Housing Minister promised a fight-back, to win over grass-root voters.
That’s despite over 60 per cent of Fine Gael’s parliamentary party backing Minister Varadkar.
