Dutch ruling coalition collapses after the parties disagree over migration policy, politician says

By MIKE CORDER
Associated Press

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A senior politician says that the ruling Dutch coalition has collapsed after tense talks among the four parties in Prime Minister Mark Rutte’s ruling bloc failed to broker a deal over ways to rein in migration. Henk Kamp, a senior member of Rutte’s People’s Party for Freedom and Democracy told Dutch television late Friday: “It is a great shame that the government has now fallen.” The failure of months of talks on the thorny issue could now force a general election. An extra meeting of Rutte’s Cabinet was hastily arranged for later Friday.