Ireland's Coveney will not seek to replace Varadkar as PM

Irish Enterprise Minister Simon Coveney said he would not seek to succeed Leo Varadkar as prime minister and leader of the governing Fine Gael party following Varadkar's shock resignation announcement on Wednesday.

"No, I made a decision quite some time ago that I wouldn't stand in another leadership race," Coveney, Fine Gael's deputy leader, told national broadcaster RTE when asked if he would put his name forward.