Protesters took to the streets on Saturday to oppose Theresa May’s bid to form an alliance with the DUP [Image: Sky News].

Yesterday, Downing Street told us the Conservatives had reached a ‘confidence and supply’ deal with the far-right, terrorist-supported DUP.

Today, Sky News tells us:

The DUP is accusing Downing Street of announcing a deal on its MPs voting with the Tories in the Commons before an agreement has been reached.

According to The Guardian:

The DUP leader, Arlene Foster, said “discussions will continue next week to work on the details and to reach agreement on arrangements for the new parliament”…

A second statement from No 10 clarified that no final deal had been reached. A Downing Street spokeswoman said the prime minister had discussed “finalising a confidence and supply deal when parliament returns next week … As and when details are finalised, both parties will put them forward.”

Here’s a quick reminder of how this collapse was reported on Twitter:

This is the current situation:

And here’s how commentators have handled it:

And what does this mean for a Conservative-led Parliament, going forward?

To This Writer, it indicates that we cannot trust a word these people say.

What sort of nonsense are they going to be spouting about Brexit, for crying out loud?

Will we be subjected to the ridiculous situation of Downing Street telling us to rejoice – that Brexit has been agreed with a massive rebate of EU money to the UK, preferential treatment in all trade deals and free croissants for everybody, only to learn a few hours later – from Brussels – that any such announcement was just a typo?

https://twitter.com/Markfergusonuk/status/873819384707522560

We cannot trust Theresa May.

We cannot believe her administration.

George Osborne described her as a “Dead woman walking” on The Andrew Marr Show today.

Others have suggested she won’t hang on as prime minister until PMQs on Wednesday.

If she goes, will the Tories cling to their negotiations with the DUP?

Or – desperate – will they flail around for some other means of support?

The smart money is on another general election later this year – possibly as soon as August.

If so, then Labour will win a commanding victory. A poll out today from Survation – the only company that correctly predicted the result of last Thursday’s election – shows Labour supported by 45 per cent of voters, and the Tories lagging behind on 39.

That lead can only increase.

Perhaps the Tories should admit defeat now – before they make themselves any more unpopular.

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