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WhiskeyGrinder

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Fri Jun 9, 2017, 08:32 AM Jun 2017

May reaches deal with DUP to form government after shock election result

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Source: The Guardian

Theresa May has struck a deal with the Democratic Unionists that will allow her to form a government, sources have confirmed.

The prime minister is expected to see the Queen at about 12.30pm on Friday to confirm that a deal is in place.

It follows extensive talks with the DUP late into the night. Party figures say they have been driven on by their dismay at the possibility of Jeremy Corbyn becoming prime minister.

DUP figures insist their relationship with May’s team has been close since she became prime minister 11 months ago.

Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2017/jun/09/theresa-may-reaches-deal-with-dup-to-form-government-after-shock-election-result-northern-ireland?CMP=share_btn_fb



No word yet whether it's a formal coalition or an understanding.
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