Andrew Madden
Opinion Election briefing: It’s battle stations for UUP, but indifferent Tories need a nudge
Once upon a time, the Conservative Party had great interest in Northern Ireland elections. Well, I say once — it was back in 2017. That was the year the Tories needed the DUP's backing to remain in power and Arlene Foster willingly offered it to then-Conservative leader Theresa May, in exchange for £1bn in funding for Northern Ireland.
