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Tuesday 27 June 2017
UK’s May makes deal she needs to govern, but critics abound

By DANICA KIRKA found a magic money tree
GREGORY KATZ to help them stay in pow-
Associated Press er.”
LONDON (AP) — Prime Min- Welsh First Minister Carwyn
ister Theresa May forged Jones tweeted that the
a deal with a Northern deal “flies in the face of
Ireland party Monday the commitment to build a
that should give her strug- more united country.”
gling minority government The prime minister had en-
enough votes to get her joyed a clear majority in
agenda endorsed, but at Parliament until she called
a high cost: more than 1 a snap election in a bid to
billion pounds in new funds secure more Conservative
for Northern Ireland and seats. Instead, many voters
resentment from Britain’s turned to the Labour Party,
other regions. costing May her majority
The deal May struck with and forcing her to seek a
the Democratic Union- partner. She downplayed
ist Party was needed be- policy differences be-
cause of her Conservative tween her party and the
Party’s dismal performance more socially conservative
in a June 8 election. The DUP, which opposes abor-
massive injection of funds tion and same-sex mar-
her government pledged riage but the complicated
in exchange angered the Britain’s Prime Minister Theresa May, second left, greets Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) leader process of removing Britain
leaders of Scotland and Arlene Foster, second right, DUP deputy leader Nigel Dodds, left, and member of parliament Jef- from the European Union.
frey Donaldson, outside 10 Downing Street in London, Monday June 26, 2017. The leader of a
Wales, as well as Northern Northern Ireland-based party is in London to finalize an agreement with Prime Minister Theresa May said the two parties
Ireland’s other parties. May’s Conservative-led government. “share many values” and
The package includes 1 (Dominic Lipinski/PA via AP) have many commitments
billion pounds ($1.27 bil- in common. “We also
lion) of new funding and backing in coming days said his party would do ev- “After weeks of secret share the desire to ensure
500 million pounds ($638 for the Brexit-dominated erything possible to make backroom negotiations, a strong government, able
million) of previously an- agenda announced in sure Scotland gets “its fair the Tories have now signed to put through its program
nounced funds to help the Queen’s Speech that share” under a formula that a grubby deal with the and provide for issues like
Northern Ireland develop marked the opening of a prescribes how UK govern- DUP,” Blackford said. “For the Brexit negotiations, but
its infrastructure, health ser- new Parliament last week. ment funds are shared by years, the Tories have been also national security is-
vices and schools. Ian Blackford, a leader of England, Scotland, Wales cutting budgets and servic- sues,” May said.q
It should allow May to win the Scottish National Party, and Northern Ireland. es, but suddenly they have

French president pushes for

further Ukraine peace talks

PARIS (AP) — Further peace cron said.
talks over the Ukrainian cri- He suggested setting
sis will be held in the com- “clear” objectives prior
ing days, French president to the talks in order to get
Emmanuel Macron said “concrete results even if
Monday, following a meet- those can appear limited.”
ing in Paris with his Ukrai- He notably proposed the
nian counterpart Petro Po- withdrawal of all armed
roshenko. forces from the front line
Macron said in a joint news between pro-Russian rebels
conference that a phone and Ukrainian forces, with
call between the lead- observers from Europe’s
ers of France, Germany, OSCE security organization
Ukraine and Russia will be to monitor the situation.
scheduled by the end of Poroshenko said he feels
next week in an effort to “much more optimistic”
make tangible progress. following his meeting with
He insisted the so-called Macron. He said his coun-
“Normandy Format” talks try is ready to implement
between the four countries all the points of the peace
are still the best forum to agreements.
discuss the situation, as the “As far as the withdrawal
conflict between Ukraine’s of troops is concerned, we
government and pro-Rus- are prepared to respect
sia separatists drags on. this but we want an OSCE
“What can certainly be presence 24/7 on the line
tried is to change the ap- of contact,” Poroshenko
proach somewhat,” Ma- said.q