Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar announces his resignation: “Political and personal reasons”

LONDON – With a surprise decision today the Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar announced his resignation. The Taoiseach (as the government leader is called in Gaelic) announced at an impromptu press conference in Dublin that he was leaving “for personal and political reasons, but above all political”without however going into details. “It’s time to pass the baton to someone else who has the courage to replace me to bring fresh air and vitality to the party and the government”, …