PRESSURE is mounting on the EU's trade commissioner Phil Hogan to resign following his decision to attend a controversial golf club dinner where coronavirus rules were flouted.
EU Commission president Ursula von der Leyen is facing calls to sack Phil Hogan, a senior Irish politician with significant standing in Brussels who would be deeply involved in any deal with Britain after Brexit. Ireland's coalition Government leaders Micheal Martin and Leo Varadkar urged him to consider his position after attending a plush dinner at a hotel in the west of Ireland with more than 80 people present.
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