26 June 2017
The Green Party [1] has responded to news the Conservatives have reached a deal with the DUP to prop up their minority Government [1].
Jonathan Bartley, co-leader of the Green Party, said:
“The coalition of cruelty deal has now been signed and the Tory Government stumbles on for another day.
“Theresa May’s claim her party shares many of the DUP’s values is alarming – which is she referring to? Their opposition to equal marriage, abortion or climate action? The Green Party will always stand up against the regressive values of the DUP and work with others to stop a lurch to the right under a Tory-DUP alliance.
“The length of time it has taken Theresa May to reach a deal is a sign of the chaos currently engulfing her Government. The Tories are utterly hamstrung – unable to implement their manifesto plans, derided in the rest of the EU and incapable of properly-Governing this country in these testing times.”
Notes:
1. The DUP has 10 MPs and received fewer than 300,000 votes in the General Election. The Green party returned just one MP – Caroline Lucas in Brighton Pavilion – despite getting more than 500,000 votes.
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