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Re:UK election: Conservatives lose majority by keithpeter on Friday June 09, 2017 @03:16AM (#14519685)
DUP + Tories could manage a minority government given Sinn Fein's refusal to take up their 7 Westminster seats.

I think the voting reflects the general uncertainty about the Brexit process, plus some of the under 30s actually getting out of bed this time...

http://www2.politicalbetting.com/index.php/archives/2017/06/...

I actually saw queues outside polling stations yesterday.

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Re:UK election: Conservatives lose majority by mathw on Friday June 09, 2017 @03:41AM (#14519797)
I'm a bit wary about the idea of a DUP + Tory agreement, because the DUP must know that the Tory position on Brexit is a huge threat to the stability and peace in Northern Ireland, and a hard border with the Irish Republic would be disastrous.
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Re:UK election: Conservatives lose majority by lhopki01 on Friday June 09, 2017 @05:32AM (#14520233)
The DUP want a hard border with the Irish Republic. They specifically don't want any special status for Northern Ireland as they're afraid it would bring Ireland and Northern Ireland closer together.
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Re:UK election: Conservatives lose majority by davidgerard on Friday June 09, 2017 @06:04AM (#14520336)
They've said the opposite - do they still behave like they actually do?
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Re:UK election: Conservatives lose majority by collyw on Friday June 09, 2017 @03:43PM (#14523892)
Maye the under 30's got out of bed because they saw someone worth voting for (for a change).
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