Italian PM Enrico Letta to resign

Italy’s prime minister, Enrico Letta, will resign on Friday after his centre-left party voted heavily in favour of backing his rival’s call for a new government, a “new phase” and a “radical programme” of reform. Minutes after the Democratic party’s (PD) national committee backed the 39-year-old …

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Italian PM Enrico Letta to resign