Alexis Tsipras defends Yanis Varoufakis over secret Grexit plan
by Heather Stewart and Julia Kollewe from on (#G1X8)
PM objects to mounting criticism of controversial ex-finance minister as Greece meets quartet of creditors for bailout talks
Alexis Tsipras, the Greek prime minister, has launched a staunch defence of his former right-hand man Yanis Varoufakis following revelations that the ex-finance minister drew up secret plans to ditch the euro if bailout talks failed.
Varoufakis, who was a controversial figure during his tenure in Athens, courting publicity and provoking his eurozone counterparts, has admitted he formulated a scheme for leaving the euro, which involved hacking into the Greek tax system.
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