国际英语资讯:Spotlight: May turns to small Northern Ireland party to help rescue her Westminster governme
<p><span word="LONDON">LONDON</span>, <span word="June">June</span> 9-- <span word="Political">Political</span> <span word="commentators">commentators</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gamble">gamble</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="spectacularly">spectacularly</span> <span word="wrong">wrong</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Prime">Prime</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Theresa">Theresa</span> <span word="May">May</span>.</p><p><span word="May">May</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="snap">snap</span> <span word="general">general</span> <span word="election">election</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="April">April</span>, <span word="being">being</span> <span word="convinced">convinced</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="mandate">mandate</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="prepares">prepares</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="battle">battle</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Union">Union</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="post">post</span>-<span word="Brexit">Brexit</span> <span word="relationship">relationship</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bloc">bloc</span>.</p><p><span word="She">She</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bigger">bigger</span> <span word="margin">margin</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="narrow">narrow</span> 17-<span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="majority">majority</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="House">House</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Commons">Commons</span>.</p><p><span word="Instead">Instead</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="final">final</span> <span word="election">election</span> <span word="results">results</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="confirmed">confirmed</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span> <span word="night">night</span> <span word="exit">exit</span> <span word="poll">poll</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="predicted">predicted</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="loss">loss</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="majority">majority</span>.</p><p><span word="To">To</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="matters">matters</span> <span word="worse">worse</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="May">May</span>, <span word="her">her</span> <span word="main">main</span> <span word="rivals">rivals</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Commons">Commons</span>, <span word="Jeremy">Jeremy</span> <span word="Corbyn">Corbyn</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Labor">Labor</span> <span word="Party">Party</span>, <span word="did">did</span> <span word="spectacularly">spectacularly</span> <span word="well">well</span>, <span word="increasing">increasing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="size">size</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="numbers">numbers</span> <span word="to">to</span> 261 <span word="MPs">MPs</span>.</p><p><span word="May">May</span> <span word="ended">ended</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="with">with</span> 315 <span word="MPs">MPs</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="largest">largest</span> <span word="group">group</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="form">form</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="minority">minority</span> <span word="government">government</span>, <span word="but">but</span> 11 <span word="short">short</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="needed">needed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="majority">majority</span>.</p><p><span word="She">She</span> <span word="turned">turned</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Democratic">Democratic</span> <span word="Unionist">Unionist</span> <span word="Party">Party</span> (<span word="DUP">DUP</span>) <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Northern">Northern</span> <span word="Ireland">Ireland</span>, <span word="close">close</span> <span word="allies">allies</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Conservatives">Conservatives</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="gained">gained</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="seats">seats</span>, <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="to">to</span> 10. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="DUP">DUP</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="break">break</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="the">the</span> 326 <span word="barrier">barrier</span> <span word="May">May</span> <span word="desperately">desperately</span> <span word="needed">needed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="form">form</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="government">government</span>.</p><p><span word="May">May</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="talks">talks</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Arlene">Arlene</span> <span word="Foster">Foster</span>, <span word="leader">leader</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="DUP">DUP</span>, <span word="ahead">ahead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="short">short</span> <span word="car">car</span> <span word="journey">journey</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Buckingham">Buckingham</span> <span word="Palace">Palace</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="outline">outline</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="plan">plan</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Queen">Queen</span> <span word="Elizabeth">Elizabeth</span>.</p><p><span word="Shortly">Shortly</span> <span word="after">after</span>, <span word="May">May</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="assembled">assembled</span> <span word="press">press</span> <span word="corps">corps</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Downing">Downing</span> <span word="Street">Street</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Queen">Queen</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="form">form</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="government">government</span>, <span word="adding">adding</span>: "<span word="a">a</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="provide">provide</span> <span word="certainty">certainty</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="lead">lead</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span> <span word="forward">forward</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="critical">critical</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="country">country</span>".</p>
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