BBC Question Time Audience Member 'Terrified' About Tory-DUP 'Coalition Of Chaos'

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A former Conservative rival condemned British Prime Minister Theresa May on Sunday as a "dead woman walking" as she raced to secure the support she needs to stay in power following a disastrous election.

In another sign of the dangers facing Mrs May, Sunday papers reported that Boris Johnson was either being encouraged to make a leadership bid in an effort to oust her, or actually preparing one - a claim dismissed as "tripe" by the Foreign Secretary.

Former Conservative finance minister George Osborne, who May sacked after taking office after the Brexit vote last June, said she was now a "dead woman walking".

The new arithmetic of the House of Commons will also makes Brexit negotiations more hard.

Mr Crowther said: " Though she is personally damaged as our negotiator, the suggestion that Mrs May's dismal electoral performance relieves the G overnment of the need to achieve full Brexit is absolutely unacceptable.

The Westminster election, it should be noted, is separate to the North Assembly election which took place earlier this year.

The Good Friday Agreement was a major development in the peace process of the 1990s that brought peace to the region after decades of conflict.

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Sri Lanka , meanwhile, were in trouble after they took four hours and seven minutes to finish their 50 overs. His 103 from 115 balls only ended with a run out, contained five fours and two effortless sixes.

May has struggled to reassert her authority after losing her parliamentary majority in Thursday's snap election, which she had been under no pressure to call.

Sir Jeffrey Donaldson's comments came as Sinn Fein president Gerry Adams made clear there was "no danger whatsoever" of his party ditching its abstentionist policy, even if its seats become crucial in the final shake-down.

But a dismal campaign has left the Prime Minister fending off a mutiny in her own party.

His tenure at the helm of the party has been dogged by infighting, with the vast majority of his shadow cabinet resigning a year ago over his leadership.

Some Conservatives raised concerns about an alliance between the parties, with Scottish leader Ruth Davidson seeking assurances over LGBT rights from Mrs May.

He said: "We're going to put down a substantial amendment to the Queen's Speech which will contain within it the main points of our manifesto, and so we'll invite the House to consider all the issues we put forward which I've mentioned - jobs-first Brexit, mention the issues of young people and austerity, there's many other things".

"I'm anxious about the direction they'll take our country". A petition on Change.org had more than half a million signatures by Saturday afternoon, calling for May's resignation over her alliance with the DUP. "Just because they are going to support us and they are agreeing to support us on the economic issues, the big economic and security issues faced in this country, it does not mean that we agree with all of their views", Fallon told the BBC broadcaster. May said that he would bring "considerable experience" to the post.

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