国际英语资讯:Spotlight: Mays deal to work with DUP causes anger among political rivals
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word="confidence">confidence</span> <span word="deal">deal</span>, <span word="aimed">aimed</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="keeping">keeping</span> <span word="Prime">Prime</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Theresa">Theresa</span> <span word="May">May</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="at">at</span> 10 <span word="Downing">Downing</span> <span word="Street">Street</span>, <span word="came">came</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="immediate">immediate</span> <span word="attack">attack</span>.</p><p><span word="Liberal">Liberal</span> <span word="Democrat">Democrat</span> <span word="Vince">Vince</span> <span word="Cable">Cable</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="served">served</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="minister">minister</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="previous">previous</span> <span word="coalition">coalition</span> <span word="government">government</span>, <span word="called">called</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="details">details</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="struck">struck</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="parties">parties</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="published">published</span>.</p><p><span word="Cable">Cable</span>, <span word="beaten">beaten</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2017 <span word="election">election</span>, <span word="regained">regained</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="parliamentary">parliamentary</span> <span word="seat">seat</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="general">general</span> <span word="election">election</span>, <span 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word="would">would</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="May">May</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="majority">majority</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="confidence">confidence</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="supply">supply</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="falls">falls</span> <span word="short">short</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="coalition">coalition</span> <span word="arrangement">arrangement</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="May">May</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="votes">votes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="carry">carry</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="issues">issues</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Commons">Commons</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="agreement">agreement</span> <span word="emerged">emerged</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="Gavin">Gavin</span> <span word="Williamson">Williamson</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Conservative">Conservative</span> <span word="Party">Party</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="chief">chief</span> <span word="whip">whip</span>, <span word="spent">spent</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Belfast">Belfast</span> <span word="holding">holding</span> <span word="talks">talks</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="DUP">DUP</span> <span word="leader">leader</span> <span word="Arlene">Arlene</span> <span word="Foster">Foster</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="key">key</span> <span word="DUP">DUP</span> <span word="members">members</span>.</p><p><span word="Details">Details</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="discussed">discussed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="May">May</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="cabinet">cabinet</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="scheduled">scheduled</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="meet">meet</span> <span word="at">at</span> 10 <span word="Downing">Downing</span> <span word="Street">Street</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="morning">morning</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="spokesman">spokesman</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="May">May</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span> <span word="night">night</span>: "<span word="We">We</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="confirm">confirm</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Democratic">Democratic</span> <span word="Unionist">Unionist</span> <span word="party">party</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="agreed">agreed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="principles">principles</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="outline">outline</span> <span word="agreement">agreement</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Conservative">Conservative</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="confidence">confidence</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="supply">supply</span> <span word="basis">basis</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="parliament">parliament</span> <span word="returns">returns</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="week">week</span>.</p>
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