国际英语资讯:Spotlight: Mays deal to work with DUP causes anger among political rivals_时事

国际英语资讯:Spotlight: Mays deal to work with DUP causes anger among political rivals

"We welcome this commitment, which can provide the stability and certainty the whole country requires as we embark on Brexit and beyond. The details will be put forward for discussion and agreement at a Cabinet meeting on Monday."

A number of demonstrations on the British mainland are already being planned to protest at the proposed link between the Conservatives and the DUP.

The Northern Ireland party is officially opposed to same-sex marriages and abortions, both which are legal in the rest of Britain.

Even before the question of a working relationship emerged, the DUP would normally vote with the Conservatives. The DUP is also pro-Brexit, even though the majority of people in Northern Ireland voted remain in last year's EU referendum.

Liberal Democrat leader Tim Farron also called for details of the deal to be published, saying: "The actions of this (Conservative) government will have profound implications for the Brexit negotiations and the future of our country. At such a critical time, the prime minister must be clear with the people about the deal she has stitched up with the DUP behind closed doors."

Tom Watson, deputy leader of the main opposition Labour Party described the proposed arrangement as "a grubby deal for a coalition of chaos."

Alastair Campbell, the former Labour Party spin doctor who worked with former prime minister Tony Blair, hit out at the deal, saying May threatened the peace process in Northern Ireland by negotiating a "sordid, dangerous and distasteful" deal with the DUP.