The DUP Deal

BBC Ireland correspondent Chris Page examines the deal struck by the DUP with the Conservatives following the 2017 general election.

In June 2017 the DUP struck a "confidence and supply" agreement with the Conservatives which guaranteed an extra £1 billion of funding for Northern Ireland in return for the party's support in the Commons on some key policy issues. BBC Ireland correspondent Chris Page examines how the deal was done and what its implications may be.

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