A guide to Britain’s new governing alliance

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On Monday, the British Conservative Party signed an alliance with Northern Ireland’s Democratic Unionist Party (DUP). The deal will enable Prime Minister Theresa May to pass legislation through Parliament. Still, it’s an embarrassing, costly, and dangerous arrangement.

Embarrassing, because this should never have been necessary.

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