Varadkar’s coronation as Coveney team cries betrayal

Coveney camp complain they were misled by TDs and Senators; Simon Harris and Damien English at risk of axe as snap election looms

Leo Varadkar is on course to be the next taoiseach, a result that will increase the prospect of a snap general election and lead to a number of Simon Coveney’s allies being ousted from ministerial positions.

Supporters of Coveney are claiming that a number of Fine Gael politicians have double-crossed the Minister for Housing by rowing back on earlier promises to endorse his campaign.

“A lot of people who he thought were in ...