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There’s something everyone has missed about the DUP and the Fixed Term Parliaments Act

The Unionist party has more scope to bully the Conservatives thanks to the 2011 law.

By Stephen Bush

How much leverage do the Democratic Unionist Party have over the Conservatives?

The traditional conservative party that is Northern Ireland’s largest is negotiating an arrangement with the Tories to keep them in office, after Theresa May fell short of a majority in the election last week.

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