48% against Tories’ bid to do DUP deal
ALMOST half of voters oppose a Tory deal with the Democratic Unionist Party, a poll showed.
Just 27% would back a pact and 48% are against, with 44% saying it would be worse than the Tories trying to govern alone.
Only 8% approved of Arlene Foster’s right-wing party, which opposes abortion and gay rights, in the YouGov poll for The Times.
An unfavourable view of the DUP was held by 48%.
Theresa May has turned to the party for a “confidence and supply” deal in the Commons.
But a DUP source said: “It will be at least the start of next week before anything is signed off.”
The Queen’s Speech is already delayed by 48 hours until Wednesday.