Troubles: Sinn Fein & DUP exchange fire over Westminster funding as Tories seek deal

‘Republicans and Unionists are set to clash over Westminster funding as Sinn Fein president Gerry Adams dispatches his abstentionist MPs to rattle the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) with the threat of a Corbyn coalition.
The ancient Irish foes look set to bring their beef into the heart of British politics as the DUP argue the price of joining the Tories in an alliance would be to hit Sinn Fein funding.
Meanwhile Sinn Fein president Adams is set to send his seven MPs to Westminster, purportedly to sign up for expenses and register as newcomers.
However their mission also appears to be designed to rattle Tory and DUP cages with the threat of a coalition with Jeremy Corbyn’s Labour Party.
Republican Sinn Fein does not recognize British jurisdiction in Ireland and party MPs do not swear an oath to the Queen, meaning they cannot take their seats in the House of Commons.’

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