Challenge to Conservative-dup deal

A mental health worker has reached a crowdfunding target to pay for a legal challenge against the government’s parliamentary deal with the Democratic Unionists.

Ciaran Mcclean claims the confidence and supply arrangement will undermine the Northern Ireland peace process.

The Co Tyrone father of three launched an online bid to secure £20,000 to commence his court bid.

By yesterday evening he had passed the target. A fresh target of £100,000 has now been set. Mr Mcclean argues that the government has contravened a commitment laid out in the 1998 Good Friday Agreement to act with “rigorous impartiality”.