{"id":143783,"date":"2024-03-20T15:00:11","date_gmt":"2024-03-20T15:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/leo-varadkar-resigns-as-taoiseach-and-party-leader-bbc-news\/"},"modified":"2024-03-20T15:00:11","modified_gmt":"2024-03-20T15:00:11","slug":"leo-varadkar-resigns-as-taoiseach-and-party-leader-bbc-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/leo-varadkar-resigns-as-taoiseach-and-party-leader-bbc-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Leo Varadkar resigns as Taoiseach and party leader | BBC News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/l8sTIkJ2aN4\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Leo Varadkar resigns as Taoiseach and party leader | BBC News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/l8sTIkJ2aN4\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>The Taoiseach (Irish prime minister) Leo Varadkar has announced he is stepping down with immediate effect as Fine Gael party leader and will resign as taoiseach as soon as his successor is selected.<\/p>\n<p>Announcing his resignation, Mr Varadkar described leading his country as &quot;the most fulfilling time of my life&quot;.<\/p>\n<p>He became Ireland&#8217;s youngest PM in 2017 when he became Fine Gael leader.<\/p>\n<p>He currently leads the coalition government in Dublin, along with Fianna F\u00e1il and the Green Party.<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe here: http:\/\/bit.ly\/1rbfUog<\/p>\n<p>For more news, analysis and features visit: www.bbc.com\/news <\/p>\n<p>#Ireland #LeoVaradkar #BBCNews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Taoiseach (Irish prime minister) Leo Varadkar has announced he is stepping down with immediate effect as Fine Gael party leader and will resign as taoiseach as soon as his successor is selected. 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