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| Tory-DUP deal will not be announced today due to Grenfell Tower fire in West London, say Democratic Unionists | Tory-DUP deal will not be announced today due to Grenfell Tower fire in West London, say Democratic Unionists |
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| Theresa May’s hopes of striking a deal today for the Democratic Unionist Party to prop her up in power have been dashed by the Grenfell Tower fire tragedy. | |
| DUP sources said any agreement would not be announced today, with London Fire Brigade still tackling the enormous blaze and unable to say how many people have died. | |
| However, the party indicated that “95 per cent of it is already agreed” playing down suggestions that the final announcement will be postponed until next week. | |
| Nevertheless, the fresh hold-up appears to confirm that the Queen’s Speech will be delayed from Monday. It may not take place for a further week, with the Queen herself at Ascot from Tuesday. | |
| And it throws into fresh doubt whether the Brexit negotiations – also pencilled in to start next Monday – will be shelved until the new Government is properly in place. | |
| However, asked about the DUP indicating an announcement will not be made today, Downing Street told the BBC: “It’s not coming from us.” | |
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