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Charlie Taylor: Big Tech will be glad to be rid of Margrethe Vestager

The European competition commissioner was the bane of tech giants, but her successor will be no friend either, writes Connected editor Charlie Taylor

Margrethe Vestager is pitching for the top job at the European Investment Bank. Donald Trump described her as ‘the tax lady who really hates the US’. Picture: Fergal Phillips

The bane of Big Tech or a folk hero taking on the bad guys? Margrethe Vestager encourages a lot of strong emotions.

The Danish politician who in 2016 ordered Apple to pay Ireland $13 billion, plus interest, in unpaid taxes, has announced she is to step aside from her role as European Commissioner for Competition.

Described by former US president Donald Trump as “the tax lady who really hates the US”, Vestager is pitching for the ...