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The SNP's Pete Wishart calls this a "pathetic, grubby little deal" and an example of the "worst excesses of pork-barrel politics".

He asks why the Barnett formula has been circumvented in this case for Northern Ireland, and says this is a "huge test" for new Scottish Tory MPs - saying they can "either stand up for Scotland or stand behind this chaotic government and its new friends"

Mr Green replies that Mr Wishart is "so wide of the mark it is almost laughable" and recites a list of city-deals in Scotland that are outside the Barnett formula - saying "huge amounts" of money are going into Scotland outside the Barnett formula.

“Labour argued at the election just a few weeks ago that public services require extra funding across the UK, so I welcome the announcement today that additional funding has now been found for Northern Ireland.

“However, the deal between the Tories and the DUP throws up all manner of questions, not least whether more money can now also be found for schools, hospitals, social care and emergency services in desperate need of cash in England, Scotland and Wales.

“Most important of all, does this deal help or hinder the process of restoring power-sharing in Northern Ireland? Already, it is clear that other parties in Northern Ireland consider the deal to compromise the ability of the British Government to be truly impartial as stipulated under the Good Friday Agreement."

Liam Fox, the UK's cabinet minister for international trade, tells the BBC the government’s approach to Brexit will not change despite the election result.

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When former PM David Cameron was trying to renegotiate the UK's relationship with the EU ahead of the referendum, he wanted to stop EU workers sending the universally-paid child benefit back home.

Other member states pushed back hard - but there was eventually a deal to allow any nation to cut the amount being sent, if the cost of living in the country where the child lived was lower.

This was part of a plan to make the UK less attractive to EU migrants on the basis that benefits were a "pull factor".

Fast forward 16 months and Theresa May's government has entirely conceded this point: the citizenship document says exporting of benefits will continue post-Brexit.

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Damian Green says that in contrast to Ms Thorberry's comments, the investment of money into Northern Ireland makes the formation of a new executive in Northern Ireland "more likely".

He says that the formation of this new executive will be one of the great achievements of this week, and reminds MPs that the extra money goes to all communities in Northern Ireland.

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Labour's Emily Thornberry responds to the statement, saying "this is a shabby and reckless deal" which has taken the government "at least £1bn to buy".

She also warns that the true cost for peace in Northern Ireland "could be much higher", telling MPs that the peace is fragile and relies on trust, good faith, and the impartiality of the UK government.

For the government to risk this "just to prop up this dismal prime minister is nothing short of a disgrace", she says.

Ms Thornberry asks what legal advice has been received about the compatibility of the announcement with the Good Friday agreement.

She finishes by saying that the government had said in the election campaign that there was "no magic money tree" and asks if he has "found the key to the secret garden", or whether like everything else the government says and does,"it can be ditched if it helps them hold onto power".

Mark Devenport analyses a deal being seen by some as a "curate's egg - good in parts".

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Damian Green says that as the party that won the most votes and largest number of seats by a "significant margin", it is only the Conservative party which has the "ability and legitimacy" to provide leadership for the country.

The DUP will support the government on the budget, Queen's speech, Brexit and national security, the first secretary of state says.

Mr Green says the government will govern for all parts of the community in Northern Ireland - a reference to concerns that reliance on DUP votes could affect the UK government's neutrality in the terms the Good Friday Agreement.

The confidence and supply agreement "in no way affects" the government's desire to see the re-establishment of an inclusive Northern Ireland executive, Mr Green says.

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First Secretary of State Damian Green is now on his feet making a statement about the deal that has been reached between the Conservatives and the DUP.

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BBC Radio Wales presenter

First Minister Carwyn Jones has told the Good Evening Wales programme that he will approach the UK Treasury to ask for extra funding for health and education in Wales, in light of the DUP deal with the Conservatives.

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As the few remaining MPs seeking to ask questions of the prime minister rise to catch the Speaker's eye, Mr Bercow can be heard to remark on the "rich assortment of distinction" seeking to be called to speak.

One of this "rich assortment" is Labour's Joan Ryan, who asks about the future of the European Arrest Warrant, external in the Brexit negotiations.

Mrs May replies that those issues will be part of the negotiations and tells MPs that she recalls Labour MPs trying to block powers from the European Arrest Warrant - which prompts some shouts of protest from the Labour benches.

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Responding to a questions from the Conservative MP for Gloucester Richard Graham about whether more certainty can be given to EU nationals, Mrs May says she "hopes and believes" there is good will on both sides to recognise the importance of this issue to people both in the UK and in the EU.

She says that she cannot give a timetable as the EU have said "nothing is agreed until everything is agreed".

The prime minister adds that she hopes to give final reassurance "at an early stage".

The cabinet minister for international trade tells the BBC the government’s approach to Brexit will not change despite the election result.

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The new SNP MP for Glasgow East, David Linden, asks if the government will secure the future of Scottish jobs by ensuring that the UK remains in the EU single market.

Mrs May replies that for Scottish jobs "the most important single market is that of the United Kingdom".

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Labour's Stella Creasy repeats the question made earlier by her colleagues Hilary Benn and Yvette Cooper on the rights of EU nationals or their children who have studied or worked in Europe and therefore may be short of the five year residence target.

The prime minister says that for EU citizens who qualify for settled status or are here before the cut off date and are able to build up the five years required to gain settled status, there will be no extra requirements to bring family members into the EU - "we will not be splitting up those families".

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The deal between the Conservatives and the DUP has "enabled a "Tory Brexit which threatens the Good Friday Agreement", according to Sinn Fein president Gerry Adams - who also issued a warning about plans to implement the military covenant in Northern Ireland.

On the military covenant, which aims to support military veterans, Mr Adams said his party would "resolutely oppose any attempt to give preferential treatment to British forces, either in terms of legacy or the provision of public services".

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The Democratic Unionist Party appear to have gained a £1bn deal for Northern Ireland in return for supporting the Conservative Party in government.

Lord Heseltine, the former Conservative deputy prime minister, says the deal only "deepens divisions" in the UK. He says "singling out one part of [the country] in order to give a semblance of short term stability is just one of the prices we are paying for the consequences of Brexit."

He also predicts "Theresa May will not be the leader of the Conservative Party by the time we get to the next election."

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Conservative MP William Wragg welcomes the "warm and constructive" response from EU Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker, in comparison to what he calls the "vested interests" of EU institutions.

Mrs May replies that the responses to her proposals from individual EU leaders were positive, and singles out the prime minister of Poland as being particularly positive.