Tory government faces legal action over £1 billion DUP bung

The confidence and supply agreement was signed in Downing Street between the DUP and the Conservatives [Image: Daniel Leal-Olivas/PA].

Even those who want to see the money go to Northern Ireland, despite the way in which it has been provided, have to agree that Ms Miller and her supporters have a point.

Wouldn’t you agree?

Britain’s government has been threatened with legal action by an anti-Brexit campaigner and a union over the deal Prime Minister Theresa May struck with a Northern Irish party to keep her Conservatives in power after her botched election last year.

Ministers have been sent a legal letter warning that 50 million pounds of funding for the province, part of a £1 billion deal agreed between May and the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) – was unlawful because it was made without parliamentary agreement.

The challenge has been brought by Investment manager Gina Miller, who successfully won a court battle in 2017 to force the government to seek parliamentary approval before starting divorce talks with the European Union, and the Independent Workers’ Union of Great Britain (IWGB).

“It beggars belief that this government is once again putting itself above the law and seeking to undermine the normal constitutional and legal processes,” Miller said in a statement.

“Spending public money requires proper parliamentary scrutiny and accountability – and the making of these payments is no different.”

Source: British government warned of legal action over DUP deal by campaigners


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5 Comments

  1. Brian January 30, 2018 at 12:47 am - Reply

    Gina Milleris to be congratulated, I wish her every success.

  2. NMac January 30, 2018 at 9:37 am - Reply

    Good for Gina. The blatant corruption of these loathsome Tories needs to be brought out for all to see.

  3. Barry Davies January 30, 2018 at 10:10 am - Reply

    Self serving woman who thinks she should be prime minister strikes again

  4. Florence January 30, 2018 at 11:04 am - Reply

    Another sign of crypto fascist govt?

  5. Harvey Lloyd January 30, 2018 at 6:28 pm - Reply

    We need a few more Gina Millers’

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