He says the Taoiseach has had difficult days but he saved the party from losing a lot more seats.
A midlands Fine Gael TD believes Leo Varadkar is still the right person to lead the party.
Peter Burke says the Taoiseach has had difficult days but that he saved the party from losing a lot more seats.
The Mullingar deputy also says there were a number of issues, including the controversy around his colleagues Maria Bailey and Dara Murphy, that hurt them in the General Election.
He also admits that the party got it wrong with the planned RIC commemoration:
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