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| DUP-Tory deal signed in Downing Street | DUP-Tory deal signed in Downing Street |
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| A confidence and supply agreement between the Tories and the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) has been signed with up to £1.5bn being made available to Northern Ireland as part of the deal. | |
| Pictures from inside Downing Street showed the deal being signed by the DUP's Sir Jeffrey Donaldson and Gavin Williamson of the Conservative Party. | Pictures from inside Downing Street showed the deal being signed by the DUP's Sir Jeffrey Donaldson and Gavin Williamson of the Conservative Party. |
| Theresa May has sought the support of the DUP's 10 MPs after losing her majority in the general election. | Theresa May has sought the support of the DUP's 10 MPs after losing her majority in the general election. |
| Talks began after the poll on 8 June. | Talks began after the poll on 8 June. |
| The government has published full details of the agreement online. | |
| As well as the financial commitments, the two parties have also agreed there will be no change to the pensions triple-lock or the universal winter fuel payment, that they will meet a NATO commitment of spending 2% of GDP on the armed forces, and that they will implement the Armed Forces Covenant in Northern Ireland. | |
| Sinn Féin has previously refused to support implementing the covenant in Northern Ireland. | |
| Mrs May described the deal as a "very, very good one". | Mrs May described the deal as a "very, very good one". |
| Speaking outside Downing Street, DUP leader Arlene Foster said the details of the agreement would "benefit all our (Northern Ireland) people". | |
| "They will boost the economy and invest in new infrastructure as well as investing in the future of our health and education sectors and a range of other measures," she said. | |
| Where will the money go? | |
| Mrs May said: "We share many values in terms of wanting to see prosperity across the UK, the value of the union, the important bond between the different parts of the United Kingdom. | Mrs May said: "We share many values in terms of wanting to see prosperity across the UK, the value of the union, the important bond between the different parts of the United Kingdom. |
| "We very much want to see that protected and enhanced and we also share the desire to ensure a strong government, able to put through its programme and provide for issues like the Brexit negotiations, but also national security." | "We very much want to see that protected and enhanced and we also share the desire to ensure a strong government, able to put through its programme and provide for issues like the Brexit negotiations, but also national security." |
| Mrs Foster earlier told Sky News that agreement between the DUP and Conservatives at Westminster could bring parties in Northern Ireland closer to a power-sharing deal. | Mrs Foster earlier told Sky News that agreement between the DUP and Conservatives at Westminster could bring parties in Northern Ireland closer to a power-sharing deal. |
| Analysis: Marie-Louise Connolly, BBC News NI health correspondent | |
| Northern Ireland's health service is a big winner from the DUP-Conservatives deal - it will receive about £300m that will allow the service some breathing space. | |
| Many will argue that it's just a sticking plaster that will not go far enough to see the transformation that is required. | |
| The UK government is to allocate £50m per year for two years to enable the executive to address immediate pressures in health and education. | |
| While £50m may sound a lot, in practice that amount of money could be spent very quickly trying to tackle the thousands of people on hospital waiting lists | |
| On top of that, £100m per year will be allocated for two years towards transforming the local health service - this will go someway in helping to deliver the recommendations set out in the Bengoa health review and the Department of Health's subsequent 10-year plan. | |
| The big surprise is the money allocated to tackling mental health: £10 million per year for five years. | |
| Health professionals will welcome this additional funding in an area with a spiralling problem of its own in terms of waiting lists. | |
| The Northern Ireland parties have until 29 June to find agreement over restoring the devolved government. | The Northern Ireland parties have until 29 June to find agreement over restoring the devolved government. |
| Northern Ireland has been without a power-sharing executive since March and without a first and deputy first minister since January. | Northern Ireland has been without a power-sharing executive since March and without a first and deputy first minister since January. |
| The institutions collapsed amid a bitter row between the DUP and Sinn Féin about a botched green energy scheme. | The institutions collapsed amid a bitter row between the DUP and Sinn Féin about a botched green energy scheme. |
| The late deputy first minister, Martin McGuinness, stood down in a move that triggered a snap election. | |
| The parties have been warned that if they cannot reach agreement, direct rule could follow. | |
| Parties had raised concerns that the DUP-Tory deal could undermine the negotiations on restoring devolution at Stormont. | |
| However, Mrs Foster told Sky News: "I think that this agreement will bring the prospects of doing at deal at Stormont closer because this will have a positive impact in relation to Northern Ireland. | |
| "I very much hope that this week we will be able to conclude on two agreements." |