Michael Fallon defends £1bn DUP deal amid backlash

Defence secretary says cash is not a ‘bung’ and it is in all the UK’s interests to help Northern Ireland A leading cabinet minister has rejected the idea that the £1bn of extra spending for Northern Ireland is a “bung” to the Democratic Unionists to prop up the government, arguing it is necessary investment for a more deprived part of the UK.Following a backlash over the deal in Scotland, Wales and parts of England, Michael Fallon, the defence secretary, said