Justice Minister 'to resign' over Hitler allegations

Germany’s justice minister has decided to step down after coming under fire for allegedly making an indirect comparison between US President George W Bush and Adolf Hitler, it was reported today.

According to a release of the tabloid Bild’s Monday edition, Justice Minister Herta Daeubler-Gmelin plans to announce her resignation after polling stations close tonight, amid growing pressure from within her party, Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder’s Social Democrats.