Mark Rutte is closer to resigning as PM than at any point in his 11 years. Dutch parliament holding a debate now and likely vote of no confidence in Rutte tonight after he was caught lying about having a prominent gov critic - Pieter Omtzigt - as a minister in a new coalition
Rutte's offence in this case is not particularly egregious - particularly compared to his government's endemic racial profiling in the tax ministry that led to the fall of the cabinet. But this may be the lie that break's the camel's back for Rutte
After nearly 12 years Rutte truly the Godfather of Dutch politics. He's going down on a tax charge.
Dutch parliamentary debate on Rutte takes another pause. Resumes around 2130 with opposition politicians lining up to call him a liar and former coalition allies questioning if having a PM with a memory like a sieve is a good idea ft.com/content/28a680…
*Note to self* avoid irony/sarcasm humour on Dutch Twitter. @bencoates1 was right (as ever)
https://twitter.com/erosdiz/status/1377713331327369222
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