Leo Varadkar

Leo Eric Varadkar (born 18 January 1979) is an Irish Fine Gael politician who has been Taoiseach and Leader of Fine Gael since June 2017. He has been the Teachta Dála (elected representative) for Dublin West since 2007.

Quotes

 * The EU is not a prison — nobody has to stay, but it’s also a home and we’re not going to kick anybody out either.
 * Quoted by The Times. In the Brexit black hole, no one can hear you scream (11 April 2019)


 * I often wonder if some of the people who quote the Good Friday Agreement have actually read it, and the Good Friday Agreement is very explicit that the sovereign government, the UK government must be rigorously impartial in how it administers Northern Ireland and we all need to respect the fact that the aspirations of both unionist people and nationalist people are equal.
 * Quoted by The Irish Times. No-deal Brexit is something to fear, says Taoiseach (1 August 2019)