A £1 billion deal has been done between the Conservatives and Democratic Unionist Party to prop up Theresa May's minority Government.

Arlene Foster, the leader of the DUP, and Mrs May agreed the deal which will see the extra funding provided to Northern Ireland over the next two years during talks at Downing Street on Monday morning.

The deal also guarantees that there will be no changes made to the state pension triple lock which ensures pensions rise by at least 2.5 per cent every year or to winter fuel payments for pensioners.

The deal will see the DUP's 10 MPs back Mrs May on key votes in the House of Commons and allow her to command a narrow majority after a disastrous general election left the Prime Minister and the Tories unable to govern alone.