PLANS for the Conservative party to have a “confidence and supply” agreement with the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) in order to form a government sounds like a pretty awful result after the election last week.

Protesters took to the streets on Saturday with the most vocal opposition coming from gay and lesbian voters.

This is because the Northern Irish political group has MPs who have described gay people as “repulsive” and claimed only gay people can contract HIV.

More will no doubt come out about the DUP in the coming days, weeks and even months if this strange marriage becomes a reality and the pair tie the knot in church.

Except they are not tying the knot like the Conservatives and the Lib Dems did for their coalition government. What we are being expected to swallow is a much looser agreement.

First David Cameron called a referendum that he never expected to lose and now Theresa May has made a seismic mistake and we are in a huge mess just days away from when she is supposed to be sorting out Brexit.

Whether we voted remain or leave, surely we would all agree that it would have been better for Mrs May to be heading into negotiations with a strong and stable footing.

Instead those famous shoes of hers are looking like stilettos worn by a drunk bride at a wedding reception. She was going to go it alone but she decided to get hitched at the last minute in a shotgun wedding.

The problem is that her marriage looks like a sham and she may end up needing an annulment before too long.