German minister quits after death of stepdaughter and political attacks
Fragile coalition suffers another blow as labour minister and co-leader of SPD Bärbel Bas leaves both postsGermany’s labour minister and co-leader of the centre-left Social Democrats (SPD), Bärbel Bas, has quit both posts, citing the death of her stepdaughter and subsequent political attacks against her, in a stinging blow to the fragile coalition government.“After my stepdaughter’s death, I realised that I need time to come to terms with my grief,” Bas said in a statement posted on Facebook, without giving further details. Continue reading...
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