THE SUNDAY TELEGRAPH: The career of Denmark's left-wing opposition leader is on the line after most Danes did not believe her claims that Stephen Kinnock, her husband, had not deliberately evaded the country's high taxes.
Helle Thorning-Schmidt, leader of Denmark's Social Democrats has seen her position as favourite to become the country's prime minister in elections next year take a hit after a scandal over misleading tax returns.
The daughter-in-law of Lord Kinnock, the former Labour leader, cut short her summer holidays last week after it emerged the couple gave differing accounts to the authorities over how much time he spent in the country.
Mrs Thorning-Schmidt, who is nicknamed "Gucci" for her love of expensive clothes, made a property conveyance declaration to the justice ministry that Mr Kinnock spent all his weekends in Denmark in order for him to become the joint owner of their home but in a separate declaration, the tax authorities were told that Mr Kinnock did not spend any more than 33 weekends a year in the country[.] >>> Bruno Waterfield | Sunday, August 08, 2010
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