£1bn to rule the country

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The labour party/ government had secret (?) talks with the DUP in 2010 when Brown lost his majority in an attempt to form some type of coalition

Labour have never revealed the detail of those talks

was on Radio 4 this morning . The Labour shadow minister on Brexit was questioned about it

 

[IWalkLikeHimaMartian]

The labour party/ government had secret (?) talks with the DUP in 2010 when Brown lost his majority in an attempt to form some type of coalition
Labour have never revealed the detail of those talks
was on Radio 4 this morning . The Labour shadow minister on Brexit was questioned about it

You mean the fake news was mentioned on the radio, so it must be true.
You will notice that no mention was made as to who initiated those "conversations":

Speaking in the House of Commons on Monday, Mr Dodds threatened to publish conversations after elections in 2010 and 2015.
To laughter in the House, he said: “We commit to transparency. We are fairly open to that and some day, I beg to think we might publish all of the correspondence and conversations we had in 2010 with the Labour front bench and in 2015 with the Labour front bench and indeed with the SNP as well.

http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/82...ion-Brussels-Europe-integration-arlene-foster

There is no need to reveal the details of a deal that was never made, especially if it was never made.

But it does demonstrate how the DUP will include blackmail and smear campaigns in its political manoeuvres.

The 2010 to 2015 period was particularly troublesome for the DUP.

Disturbingly, the party has strong historical links to Loyalist paramilitary groups – in particular the terrorist group Ulster Resistance, which was founded by people who ended up becoming prominent DUP politicians. The party’s former leader Peter Robinson, for example, was an active member of the terror group.
The group also collaborated with other terror groups, including the Ulster Volunteer Force, to smuggle deadly arms into the UK.

http://metro.co.uk/2017/06/11/labou...-was-a-hung-parliament-6701733/#ixzz4lFDSKoiE

Apparently they are currently holding secret talks with Labour and LibDems:

Hardball DUP negotiators have held secret talks with Labour and the Lib Dems in a bid to heap pressure on Theresa May to accept their spending demands in exchange for propping up her minority government.

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/38635...-demands-or-face-defeat-in-the-queens-speech/

 

[noseall]

May be she'll cut funding of 1bn from some other budget.

Money doesn't grow on trees - unless it's one of Theresa's magic ones of course. Good ole Theresa and her non existent magic tree.

 

[durhamplumber]

How much would Corbyn pay out to make up the 60odd shortfall in his majority???...Man of principles...surely he would not resort to that...Anything is a price worth paying to keep loony JC out of number 10..

 

[JohnD]

Theresa may be falling out with the DUP as she tries to keep the cons onside:

"Northern Irish women win access to free abortions as May averts rebellion"

"Ministers announce funding for NI women to have abortions in England, in attempt to head off Tory revolt in Queen’s speech vote"

"A decades-long struggle to give Northern Irish women access to terminations on the NHS in mainland Britain was unexpectedly won in the space of 24 hours on Thursday, as the UK government dramatically changed its policy in an attempt to head off a damaging Tory rebellion on the Queen’s speech.

Dozens of Conservative MPs were understood to have expressed to Tory whips their support for an amendment by the Labour MP Stella Creasy to allow Northern Irish women access to NHS-funded abortions in Great Britain.

Women from Northern Ireland are currently charged about £900 for a termination if they travel to have the procedure in mainland Britain, a policy upheld by a supreme court case earlier this month. Northern Ireland has some of the most restrictive abortion laws in Europe and it is almost impossible for a women to have an abortion legally there."

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2...ould-back-northern-ireland-abortion-amendment

 

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Blimey all of a sudden he has an interest in womans rights

the t***

 

[IWalkLikeHimaMartian]

Blimey all of a sudden he has an interest in womans rights

the t***

Now I understand your concern with women's rights, trans:

.... ,saw the pic of the wedding dresses which caught my attention.

Also noticed the anagram of your bosom buddy's username, firebrand, who keeps bouncing to your support: "bra friend".

 

[transam]

don't forget the witch hazel him

(for the missis)

 

[IWalkLikeHimaMartian]

don't forget the witch hazel him

(for the missis)

I am more concerned about the witch trans.
I do not know who the witch Hazel is.
Perhaps you could arrange an introduction? No perhaps not, you would deceive me!

 

[transam]

don't forget the witch hazel him

(for the missis)

 

[IWalkLikeHimaMartian]

Words deserted you again?
Alcohol can do that. It slurs your speech, and dulls your brain. But why am I telling you this, You must be fully aware of this already.

 

[Corgigrouch GTi]

Now I understand your concern with women's rights, trans:



Also noticed the anagram of your bosom buddy's username, firebrand, who keeps bouncing to your support: "bra friend".

There is no space in Firebrand

 

[IWalkLikeHimaMartian]

There is no space in Firebrand

I disagree, there is a lot of space, especially between your ears.

 

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Got that washing machine yet himmy ? there are some good deals on them at the moment

 

[Corgigrouch GTi]

I disagree, there is a lot of space, especially between your ears.

But how can you use a space that doesn't exist in the original name to form a new word?