Mona Anita Espedal resigns from Conservative Party – disappointed

Mona Anita Espedal resigned from the Conservative Party, after the party opposed a proposal for equitable compensation for child neglect, regardless of municipal affiliation.

– He wanted to use politics to clean up the system for children who are victims of violence. But the conservatives failed me, Espedal told Nettavisen.

Last year Mona Anita Espedal was named the bravest woman in Norway by Tara magazine for her fight for compensation and reparation, first against the municipality of Sandnes and then against her ex-stepmother.

She took up the fight after a childhood of systematic abuse, violence, and neglect. Despite the dire circumstances, several years passed before the child welfare service intervened.

Since then, Espedal has been involved in politics and is a member of the Strand for Høyre municipal council. There he is, among other things, a member of the Living Conditions Committee.

Consciousness problems

But after just over a year on the Conservative Party’s municipal council, he has now decided to resign from the party.

– I resigned after the Conservatives voted against much of a representative proposal on compensation for abused children and the statute of limitations for cases of violence against children. They disappointed me, Espedal tells Nettavisen. And add:

– For me, this is a matter of conscience, and I have to be responsible for the subjects that I am passionate about, he explains.

You will have equal compensation

SV’s representative proposal seeks to ensure equitable compensation for children in similar situations, regardless of the municipality in which the person lives. Conservatives have opposed much of the proposal.

After considering the case in the Justice Committee, only the Labor Party, the Center Party and the Socialist Left Party support the main part of the proposal. In a milder formulation, the parties have joined the Progress Party and therefore have a majority.