Inger assembles legal ‘dream team’ to fight impeachment
Inger Støjberg will be defended by a legal ‘dream team’ when she’s tried by a Court of Impeachment later this year for her role in the child brides affair. The former immigration minister…
The Week That Was, February 1st – 7th 2021:
Coronavirus/ What happened last week: As the infection rate continues to fall young children up to 4th grade have been given the green light to return to school from February 8th – Health…
Ex-minister quits Liberals with parting shot at rival
Inger Støjberg, Denmark’s most controversial politician right now, quit the Liberal Party (Venstre) yesterday with a parting shot at leader Jacob Ellemmann-Jensen: “You’ll never become prime minister.” The former immigration minister walked out…
Inger considers rightward turn
Political commentators believe Inger Støjberg will move to the right and join one of the two main anti-migrant parties – either the Danish People’s Party (DPP) or the New Right (Nye Borgerlig). Following…
Parliament votes to impeach ex-minister
Inger Støjberg will face a court of impeachment after parliament overwhelmingly voted to try the ex-immigration minister for issuing an illegal order to separate asylum seeker couples where one partner was a minor,…
Støjberg in new dispute with Liberal leadership
Ex-immigration minister Inger Støjberg was unable to meet with party leadership last week because she was hospitalised, not because she was trying to avoid a confrontation. Party whip Karsten Lauritzen told Politiken, Thursday,…
Støjberg’s supporters demand voice vote on impeachment trial
When MPs make the final vote on whether to launch an impeachment trial of ex-immigration minister Inger Støjberg next week they will be required to clearly state their name, if it’s up to…
Støjberg coy about future: ‘Tomorrow’s another day’
Ex-immigration minister Inger Støjberg may have been forced out as the Liberals’ deputy leader of but hasn’t quit the party – yet. In a speech to delegates at the party’s extraordinary party conference over…
The Week That Was, January 18th – 24th 2021:
Coronavirus/ What happened last week: Despite a fall in infections the government warned that lockdown restrictions due to expire on February 7th may need to be extended due to the rapidly spreading. By…
More bad news for Liberal leader as voters back Støjberg
Disastrous opinion polls, poor approval ratings and now more problems for beleaguered opposition leader Jakob Ellemann-Jensen – a new survey shows he’s out of step with voters on a number of issues and…
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