Liberal leader signals split with Støjberg
Liberal (Venstre) leader Jacob Ellemann Jensen is ready to support an impeachment trial against his deputy Inger Støjberg, a move that could split Denmark’s biggest opposition party right down the middle. In an…
Editorials: Støjberg should be tried
Leading newspapers agree that deputy Liberal leader Inger Støjberg should face charges after the Child Brides Commission found she acted illegally in 2016. In a hard-hitting editorial. Politiken’s editor in chief, Christian Jensen,…
Food Minister still living on borrowed time
Although the centre-left parties have rescued the government by supporting its illegal order to cull millions of mink they aren’t prepared to do the same for under-fire food minister, Mogens Jensen. The Social…
The Week That Was, June 29th – July 5th 2020:
Coronavirus/ What happened last week: The Danish health authorities were tricked into buying 7.5 million fake or faulty corona protection masks from China – DR News reported the masks were of ‘Chinese standard’…
The Week That Was, May 18th – 24th 2020:
Coronavirus/ What happened last week: Following a long day of negotiations ahead of the public holiday, Thursday, the government reached agreement with all parties to speed up the reopening process – ‘places of…
Liberals’ ‘dream team’ ready to take over
The Liberals’ policy spokesman, Jakob Ellemann-Jensen, is the clear favourite to replace Lars Løkke Rasmussen as party leader but there are a number of candidates for the deputy-leader position, including Inger Støjberg. According…
The Week That Was, June 17th – 23nd 2019:
Politics/Economy: Social Democrat leader Mette Frederiksen acknowledged the disagreement between the centre-left parties on economic policy remains a major stumbling block to the formation of a new government. Although the Social Democrats, Red/Greens,…
Støjberg brushes off investigation threat
Acting integration minister Inger Støjberg has denied breaking any law in the so-called ‘child brides’ affair. The Social Liberals (Radikale) have demanded a full-scale inquiry into the illegal separation of young asylum-seeker couples, a…
The Week That Was, June 16th – 22nd 2019:
Politics/Economy: Mette Frederiksen has a very strong chance of becoming Denmark’s next prime minister according to her allies on the left. After four days of negotiations, Social Liberal (Radikale) leader Morten Østergaard said,…
Integration minister hit by new problem
The Ministry for Immigration has for years been aware of a rule that discriminated against immigrants in the workplace but failed to react, left-wing daily Information reported Sunday. The rule in question gives…
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