COPENHAGEN — Danish daily Berlingske on Thursday published an English-language editorial imploring Britain to "please stay" in the EU, amid fears that the eurosceptic Scandinavian country could lose a key ally in Brussels."As a nation, we in Denmark understand your scepticism about the EU, perhaps better than any other country. Three times we voted no – in 1992, 2000 and 2015 – but never out," the right-wing daily wrote."Let us stay and fight for pragmatic, better and more sustainable European solutions," it said, adding that Britain’s voice was needed in the EU to "fight for free trade and (for) breaking down regulation and bureaucracy".A cartoon on the paper’s front page showed a door marked with an EU flag slamming shut on a half naked man with a bowler hat and an umbrella, tearing off his Union Jack suit as it closed behind him.An English translation of the editorial, headlined "Please Stay", was published on Berlingske’s website.Denmark has been a reluctant member of the EU sin...
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