AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - A Dutch cabinet minister faced calls to quit on Tuesday after admitting he wrongly told parliament that 1.8 million telecommunications intercepts had been collected by the U.S. National Security Agency, rather than the Dutch spy service.
The departure of Internal Affairs Minister Ronald Plasterk would come at a bad time for Prime Minister Mark Rutte's coalition government. It is polling near its lowest level since taking power in November 2012 and only two weeks ago saw deputy finance minister Frans Weekers resign over a benefits scandal.
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