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Pernille Vermund raged against the European Union during a DR debate on whether Denmark should follow the UK out of the bloc, saying she wanted the Scandinavian country to set out its own rules. The leader of Nye Borgerlige or ‘The New Right’ party said: “I want a trade cooperation which allows us to decide for ourselves.” Ms Vermund’s remark set off a fiery clash with Martin Krasnik, the chief editor of Weekendavisen, as he said such trade agreements do not exist. The right-wing politician replied asking: “There is no trade outside the EU?”

DR Pernille Vermund hit out against suggestions the UK would sink into the sea after Brexit

And as the journalist quizzed Ms Vermund on whether she wanted to leave the European trading bloc she turned the tables and said: “You are outlining a premise which is unreasonable. “You make it sound like the world didn’t exist before 1992, as if other countries outside the EU don't exist and that Great Britain is sinking into the sea. “For me it is important we have a democracy where we set out rules for our own country.” A number of Danish politicians have seized on Brexit as an opportunity to exit Brussels, and in February Ms Vermund’s party, which was founded less than two years ago, polled at 4.8 per cent.

No? There is not trade outside the EU? Pernille Vermund

The 41-year-old has proposed a series of hardline policies, including stricter controls on migrants and leaving the bloc. Eurosceptic MEP Rina Ronja Kari also squared off against pro-EU panellists during the 'Farewell to EU?’ debate. Arguing the bloc cannot deliver the cooperation needed to resolve the issues facing the Continent, she said: “The EU is unable to resolve all the big challenges we face today. “We have an economic crisis, where the EU has created joblessness and poverty. We have a climate crisis where the EU isn’t delivering. We have a refugee crisis where the EU cannot deliver. “We need European cooperation, but the EU we have today cannot solve these problems.”

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