Leo Varadkar has officially resigned as Taoiseach of Ireland. He arrived at the official residence of Irish president Michael D Higgins to hand in his letter of resignation. Varadkar had previously announced his resignation as Fine Gael leader and will remain as Taoiseach in a caretaker capacity until a new Taoiseach is voted in.
Mr Varadkar arrived at the official residence of Irish president Michael D Higgins, Áras an Uachtarain, at 5.55pm on Monday.
READ MORE: Man accused of breaking into house in Tallaght fighting for life in hospital following incident New Fine Gael leader Simon Harris is expected to be appointed as Ireland's next Taoiseach, and the youngest in history, on Tuesday afternoon.
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