The taoiseach accuses the UK government of double standards for criticising his comments last week.
Mr Varadkar said Prime Minister Rishi Sunak describes himself as a "proud unionist" and others in the UK government often speak about their commitment to the union."Why is there a double standard applied to Irish politicians when we say what's in our constitution, that we'd like to see a united Ireland and work towards it?"
"When they couldn't honour that agreement, we were the adults in the room, and we negotiated the Windsor framework," he added. "And we do need to sit down at some point and talk about what alternative arrangements can be put in place within the confines of the Good Friday Agreement."But DUP MP Ian Paisley said he does not believe there will be a restoration of the Stormont institutions this year.
He added: "Things have got to change, the issues that we have raised have got to be recognised, respected and solutions brought forward." Social Democratic and Labour Party assembly member Matthew O'Toole said the absence of devolved government is "creating chaos" in Northern Ireland's public services.
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