Daily Mail: Theresa May's DUP deal is FINALLY sealed in Downing Street as Ian Paisley party agrees to prop her up in power - in return for £1bn for Northern Ireland
* Prime Minister and DUP chief have finally agreed a deal in Downing Street
* Parties have been wrangling for more than a fortnight over details of agreement
* Mrs May forced to seek support from Northern Ireland party by election debacle
* Tories drop plans to scrap triple lock on pensions and curb winter fuel payments
* Package of extra funding for Northern Ireland worth extra £1bn over two years
Theresa May breathed a sigh of relief today as she finally sealed an agreement with the DUP to prop her up in power.
After more than two weeks of intense wrangling and with just days to go until crucial vote on the Queen's Speech, the Tories and the Northern Ireland party put the stamp on a deal that shores up the PM's majority in the Commons.
The arrangement dramatically boosts Mrs May's chances of clinging on as PM after the disastrous election that stripped her of her overall Commons majority.
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Feels like she bought her position.
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