Irish government standing by deputy PM - spokesman

DUBLIN - 28 November 2017: The Irish government's still believes Deputy Prime Minister Frances Fitzgerald should not resign over her handling of a case involving a police whistleblower despite renewed opposition calls for her to do so, a spokesman said on Monday.

"The government position is the same," Prime Minister Leo Varadkar's spokesman said when asked if Varadkar was still standing by Fitzgerald and believes she should not resign.