At the same time as the talks on a truce between Israel and Hamas are reported to have collapsed, the war was debated in Agenda. Nooshi Dadgostar (V) called the suffering in Gaza a crime against humanity.
– This government must raise its voice to put an end to this, she said, and demanded that Sweden stay on top of sanctions against Israel.
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SVT’s party leader debate in Agenda 2024
The first party leader debate since Sweden became a member of NATO – here are the topics
– We have two terrible wars right now, one in our immediate vicinity and the other in the Middle East. Sweden is making really big efforts, both as an individual country and together with others in both of these situations, answered Kristersson (M).
Åkesson: Stop acting theatrics, Andersson
The party leaders agreed that Sweden should greatly increase defense spending. C says he wants to invest more money than the government. S, V and MP want to see a special contingency tax and believe that there is currently a lack of funding.
Ebba Busch (KD) disagrees. Instead, she wants to borrow money for investments in, among other things, infrastructure. Kristersson (M) underlined that the investments should take place without new taxes or loans.
Magdalena Andersson (S) also criticized SD leader Jimmie Åkesson for his word a week that there is an upper limit for Sweden’s support to Ukraine.
According to her, Åkesson “sounds like the Russian propaganda apparatus” in an attempt to push the debate in a more restrictive direction.
– We will continue to support Ukraine as much as we can. But when you claim that there is no upper limit then you are lying. Each support package is weighed against our own needs, he replied.
– Honestly Magdalena Andersson, stop playing political theater.
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Here Magdalena Andersson (S) and Jimmei Åkesson clash over health care: “Why did you choose to lower the tax for high income earners?” Photo: SVT
MP: Healthcare needs more money
18 out of 21 regions expect to run a deficit this year and thousands of employees may disappear from healthcare. A common thread in the opposition’s criticism of the government was the amount of extra money from the state to the regions.
The government has pushed for six billion extra, but Daniel Helldén (MP) does not think that is enough:
– The government should have already given money in the autumn budget.