Varadkar: scrapping water charges is no FG victory
Party insiders say view is rebuke to Coveney who has been central to forging water deal
Minister for Social Protection Leo Varadkar has upped the ante in his leadership battle with Simon Coveney by criticising the deal between Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil on water charges.
He told Fine Gael colleagues it could not be classed as a “political victory” because the party had wanted 100 per cent of households to pay something for water but now only 8 per cent of households would face charges. And he said ...
