LONDON — Prime Minister Theresa May said Friday she will try to form a governing partnership with Northern Ireland’s small party in the wake of an election setback that cost her Conservatives a majority in Parliament.“This government will guide the country through the crucial Brexit talks … and deliver on the will of the British people by taking the United Kingdom out of the European Union,” May said.May’s statement on working with the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) followed a meeting with Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace, where she asked the monarch for permission to form a new government. British media reported that there will be no formal coalition as neither party thinks it is necessary.Michael Geary, a fellow at the Wilson Center think tank, said: “The Conservatives will remain the biggest party and will mostly likely govern alone albeit with DUP support from the backbenches.”With virtually all the votes counted, the Conservatives won 319 seats, seven short of a majority in the House of Commons and 12 fewer than they had going into the election. The Labour Party won 261 seats, a gain of 29, while the Scottish National Party wound up with 35, a loss of 21. The Northern Ireland party won… Read full this story
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