Dutch government COLLAPSES as PM resigns after far-right Geert Wilders withdraws from coalition in asylum-seeker row

THE DUTCH government has collapsed after Gert Wilders withdrew his far-right party from the coalition amid an asylum row.

Hours later, Prime Minister Dick Schoof declared he would offer his resignation.

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Dutch far-right leader Geert Wilders withdrew his party from the governing coalition[/caption]

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Prime Minster Dick Schoof said he would offer his resignation[/caption]

Wilders’ PVV party was the largest in the coalition.

Schoof slammed the decision to pull out as “irresponsible and unnecessary”.

He added: “As far as I’m concerned, this shouldn’t have happened.”

Earlier in the day, Wilders said he intended to become Prime Minister of the Netherlands “ensure that the PVV becomes bigger than ever in the next elections”.

In a last-ditch effort to paper the cracks, Schoof called a meeting between coalition leaders on Tuesday morning.

But Wilders walked out after just a minute – sounding the death knell for the current government.

The flash-point was a row over asylum measures.

A snap election is expected to follow.

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