Dutch PM condemns farmers’ protests at minister’s home

Dutch farmers were protesting against government plans to curb pollution (Aleksandar Furtula/AP)

The Dutch prime minister has condemned a violent protest by farmers outside the home of the country’s agriculture minister amid increasingly bold demonstrations against the government’s plans to rein in pollution.

A small group of farmers clashed with police stationed outside the home of Christianne van der Wal, the Cabinet minister overseeing the Netherlands’ reforms to curb pollution, on Tuesday night.