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they don't take their place in parliament so how does it work..........do they get payed??.........how can they help the people who voted them in??
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how many do they have?
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7 I believe.
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DUP 10, Sinn Fein 7, Independent 1.
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yes 7.......that's why the tories don't really need that much
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thought MPs had to do so many days to get payed..............though I may well have made that up
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Heard some Sage on the tv last night saying that by sinn fein not taking their seats that this actually helps the tories because it brings down the majority numbers needed and for every seat sf don't take the majority seats required comes down by a half. SF got 7 seats so majority needed comes down 3 and a 1/2.
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they will love that...............helping a tory government
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what if seni Fein took their seats
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Worst possible result for the shinners with Arlene being in position of being kingmaker and sitting in cabinet or possibly even deputy prime minister.
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power sharing deal in disarray so in their spare time holding the balance of power in the uk,you couldn't make this stuff up
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effective majority is something like 18 when you take into sinn finn, the speaker and his deputies - 328 against 310
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the sinn finn ceasefire must hold
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DUP are like some far right american party coming down from the hills propping up the uk government,torys need to hgrow a pair and tell this woman to go , as she drags the party through the mud to hold power at any cpost
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Amazing the IRISH holding power over the U.K.....
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workrider.................ali g interviewed one of those DUP and asked him was he irish.........no I am british he said............he told ali g the joke about ian paisley and the crocodlies
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Cardifffc, yes they most certainly call themselves British,but they live on the Island of IRELAND.
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workrider/guys anyone born in Ireland before August 1948 IS both British and Irish. Because Ireland's lawful status was that of a Free State, but still a dominion of Britain with a sworn allegiance to the Crown.
Not a lot of people know that (Mickey Caine voice).  |
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I did Boxingthefox, can't you just see Ian smiling down upon them.
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Indeed, perhaps the 'Chuckle Brothers' are both having a good laugh.
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Have DUP ever helped form a majority before with either LAB or CON?
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gresty...........they used to be the tory party.............so an alliance with labour not likely
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The DUP were never part of the Tories.
Sinn Fein MPs attending Westminster never going to happen |
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Sinn Fein attend meetings in London and parliament regularly, they may indeed have offices in the building.
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The Conservative Party, officially known as the Conservative and Unionist Party........wikipedia hth
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some political commentator said this morning they were at one time the same party........think he said it used to be the conservative and unionist party.............I don't really know...........you could be right and him wrong
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Ulster Unionists had links with the Tory party in the past but not now.
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My point is they use the facilities, take the wage and the perks that go with it. Bit cynical on their voters for them not have an influence which might help their cause.
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Sinn Fein voters would presumably be outraged if their MPs actually voted
But happy enough for them to take the perks i guess |
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The UUP and the DUP are totally different parties and only the former was ever linked to the Conservatives , hth
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The Ulster Unionist UP was originally part of the Liberal Unionist party that Joseph Chamberlain formed when he split with the Liberals.
The Liberal Unionists eventually merged with the Tories which is where the Conservative & Unionist comes from . That was 100 years ago The UUP no longer have any seats. The DUP was formed in the 60s/70s . Never been very friendly with the Tories from what i recall , especially when Enoch Powell was an MP. When there was a minority Labour government under Callaghan the DUP were propping up Labpur and it was the SNP that brought Callaghan down. |
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I think Enoch voted every time to keep Labour in office when he was DUP
Though he did have some personal bitterness towards the Tory leaders Paisley never seemed to care for Tories either. Maybe different now ,especially as May seems set to grovel to them |
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Interesting.
Didn't the Rev Ian start the DUP ? Threasa will take any unionist at this stage. |
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Yes he did.
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Both are singing off the same hymn sheet
Arlene Foster and a lot of the DUP were former UUP members. The DUP (and Sinn Fein TBF) have come into the middle ground, that's why power sharing was working until Sinn Fein collapsed them. They are both Unionist parties but the DUP does have some (strange) hardline quirks. Gay marriage, restrictions on Sundays, Abortion and a few others are well behind the times for the rest of the country. There's still a big religious element in the party driving things. I'm sure Arlene will have Theresa saying a little prayer before each meeting  but for the Union this is a great election.I tactically voted DUP for the first time ever. I've been a UUP supporter for many years (still am) but it was a 2 horse race between the DUP and Alliance which to me is whittling down the Union slowly. I disagree with much of the DUP but I'm strongly Unionist and the Union is more important to me. |
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Arlene Foster should ask to be Prime Minister in exchange for her support.
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DUP........they sound like a bunch of nutters......
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