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Business Matters: UK PM to Form Government With DUP Backing

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UK PM to Form Government With DUP Backing

10/06/2017 GMT

BBC World Service - Business Matters, UK PM to Form Government With DUP Backing

It looks like Theresa May's administration will be supported by the Democratic Unionists.

How will the minority government try to bridge the divides, both in how it governs Britain and in its Brexit negotiations?

It looks as if Theresa May's administration will be propped up with support from the Democratic Unionists, a small party from Northern Ireland. It's unlikely to be a formal coalition, but a looser agreement of support. The overall results tell us a lot about the divided nature of Britain -- young versus old, rich versus poor, remain versus leave, city versus country. How will the minority government try to bridge those divides, both in how it governs Britain and in its Brexit negotiations? We ask Daniel Hannan, a Conservative member of the European Parliament.

In a week and a half, representatives of the UK and EU will sit down to begin discussing Brexit. The divorce terms, the financial settlement and the future relationship all have to be thrashed out. German businesses are certainly worried the election result will complicate Brexit talks, as Arthur Fischer, chief executive of the Berlin Stock Exchange, explains. 

We also discuss three more of the biggest stories from the week - Apple launched a voice-activated home device, which seemed to underwhelm tech analysts. Gulf states imposed an air and sea blockade on Qatar over its alleged funding of extremism. And the UK general election result surprised politicians across Europe. Nina Trentmann from the Wall Street Journal in London and Caleb Melby from Bloomberg in New York give us their thoughts. 

The guest throughout the show is Professor Danny Samson from the Department of Management and Marketing at the University of Melbourne in Australia.

(Photo: Theresa May. Credit: Getty Images.)

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