Simon Harris, who is set to become Ireland’s youngest ever Taoiseach, has hit back at criticism that Fine Gael is lacking energy, saying “you ain’t seen nothing yet”.
READ MORE - The meteoric rise of Simon Harris - the proud family man set to be youngest ever Taoiseach “To each and every one of them I want to thank them, I am humbled, and my commitment to them and my commitment to the people of this country, if given the honour of serving, is that I will give this my all and I will work day and night.
“I know how politics can deliver for people and, if given the honour of serving, I want to take that can-do approach to getting things done, to renewing our party, to injecting a level of energy and, to anybody who thinks this party is tired, to anyone who thinks this party lacks energy, you ain’t seen nothing yet.”
Asked if he was ruling out a general election this year, Mr Harris replied: “I’m certainly not ruling anything in or out, but my priority at the moment isn’t about elections. My priority is the election of leader of Fine Gael.”Asked if he was a Thatcherite, an ideology previously attributed to Mr Varadkar, Mr Harris made clear he was not.“I’m committed to the values of the Fine Gael party. The Fine Gael party is a party that has proudly been Christian democratic.
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