Ministers Make First Moves To Prepare Fine Gael For General Election
The first moves to replace Enda Kenny as Fine Gael leader were launched last night - hours before the Government won a vote of confidence in itself.
Ministers Simon Coveney and Leo Varadkar called for the Fine Gael Parliamentary Party to begin preparations as early as next week for a general election in the wake of the Garda whistleblower scandal.
Hours later the Government won a motion of confidence in itself by 57 to 52 with Fianna Fáil abstaining.
Government Ministers attacked Sinn Féin for the motion of no confidence - Simon Coveney says they are getting on with the job of government:
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