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T_i_B

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4. There is another side to the speculation....

Reply to Denzil_DC (Reply #3)

Mon Jul 10, 2017, 01:51 PM

Jul 2017

....which is that the government will want to send a message to the DUP that they can manage perfectly well without them. Hence the briefing about working with the Lib Dems and now Labour. Would not be surprised if another silly season story came along about the government being willing to work with the SNP quite frankly.

Plus this sort of stuff has an added advantage in that it keeps the different opposition parties sniping at each other when they could be going after the government instead.

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kinda doubt that is going happen. Voltaire2 Jul 2017 #1

We appear to be in silly season mode right now T_i_B Jul 2017 #2

Not heard May's actual speech yet, Denzil_DC Jul 2017 #3

There is another side to the speculation.... T_i_B Jul 2017 #4

I think she may be trying to *look* as though she has a big tent, and welcomes others' ideas... LeftishBrit Jul 2017 #5