Mark Rutte: Netherlands coalition government collapses in migration row

The Dutch government has collapsed after differences between coalition parties over asylum policies, Prime Minster Mark Rutte has said.

The four parties were unable to find agreement in crisis talks chaired by Mr Rutte on Friday.

The government was set up a year-and-a-half ago, but the parties have been diametrically opposed on migration policy for some time.

New elections will now be held, probably in the autumn.

Mr Rutte’s office has not yet confirmed the collapse, but said he would speak to journalists after holding an emergency cabinet meeting on Friday evening.

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