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26 Jun 2017
UK: Conservatives agree pact with DUP to support May government - BBC
"An agreement has been reached which will see the Democratic Unionist Party back Theresa May's minority government," BBC News recently announced.
Key quotes (via BBC):
- The deal, which comes two weeks after the election resulted in a hung Parliament, will see the 10 DUP MPs back the Tories in key Commons votes
- There will be £1bn extra for Northern Ireland over the next two years
- DUP leader Arlene Foster said the "wide-ranging" pact was "good for Northern Ireland and the UK" but one critic said it was a "straight bung"
- The agreement has prompted calls for matching public investment in Wales and Scotland