Quit threat by Zappone over FG’s response to Assembly
Independent TD says she will leave government if Citizens’ Assembly view on abortion is not heeded
Minister for Children Katherine Zappone has threatened to quit the government over abortion as she plans to intensify her efforts to repeal the Eighth Amendment in coming weeks.
The independent TD said she would resign if Fine Gael refused to hold a referendum off the back of a Citizens’ Assembly recommendation that one take place.
“Where I would walk out is if they were saying no to the outcome of the process that ...