The new Dutch ChristianUnion leader is a “pilgrim on the plush”

The Dutch ruling ChristianUnion (CU) party warns its liberal coalition partners not to permit artificially growing embryos. ChristianUnion leader Gert-Jan Segers warns for "political borders".

Two leading coalition parties in the Netherlands want to see another amendment in the nation’s Embryo Act. The Liberal Party VVD and Social Democrats D66 hope that parents will be able to select embryos as a means to prevent potential carriers of life-threatening diseases such as haemophilia or cystic fibrosis.

The Dutch right-wing political leader Thierry Baudet has surprised many supporters by saying that Christianity is “for losers” and “lacks masculinity”. In the last couple of years, Mr Baudet attracted many voters because of his cultural Christianity.