by JUSTIN CREMER
Danish prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt said that it was a family decision to address the rumours that her husband, Stephen Kinnock, is homosexual (PHOTO/Scanpix)
PM looks to get out ahead of rumours about Stephen Kinnock’s sexuality that stem from ‘Taxgate’ document
The Danish political world was rocked this morning when PM Helle Thorning-Schmidt (Socialdemokraterne) took a preemptive strike against rumours that her husband, Stephen Kinnock, is homosexual.
In an interview with Politiken newspaper, Thorning-Schmidt denied the rumour, which has its roots in the long-running tax scandal surrounding the couple.
“I have to be honest and say that it was really difficult for our family, particularly for our children, to have to contend with this kind of rumour,” the prime minister said to Politiken. “Therefore we felt the need as a family to say that just because a claim is repeated often, it doesn’t make it true.”
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