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Leo Varadkar

Latest 20 March 2024

Ireland’s Varadkar unexpectedly quits as PM

By Padraic Halpin DUBLIN, March 20 (Reuters) - Leo Varadkar said on Wednesday he would step down as Ireland's prime minister and the leader of the governing Fine Gael party,…

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