Italy's PM Matteo Renzi quits after losing reforms vote

Matteo Renzi casts his ballot in the referendum on constitutional reform

Italian prime minister Matteo Renzi is to resign after suffering a stinging defeat in a constitutional reforms referendum on which he staked his premiership.

"Good luck to us all," Mr Renzi told reporters, after saying he would tell his cabinet of his decision on Monday , then tender his resignation to the Italian president, after more than two years in office.