Italy PM Conte resigns amid political row

By Crispian Balmer and Gavin Jones
Updated August 21 2019 - 4:38pm, first published 4:34pm
Italy's PM Giuseppe Conte (C) has lashed Matteo Salvini (L) for bringing down the government.
Italy's PM Giuseppe Conte (C) has lashed Matteo Salvini (L) for bringing down the government.

Italy's prime minister has resigned after launching a blistering attack on his own interior minister, Matteo Salvini, accusing him of sinking the ruling coalition and endangering the economy for personal and political gain.

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