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The internet has come up with the perfect hashtag after Theresa May's £1bn DUP deal

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In these times of austerity, Theresa May has managed to find £1bn to give to the Democratic Unionist Party as part of the two parties’ “confidence and supply” deal.

The hefty sum will help boost health, education and infrastructure spending in Northern Ireland.

It’s come as a bit of a shock to those who watched May tell a nurse in the general election campaign that there was “no magic money tree” to increase stagnant wages.

But now, people are overjoyed the tree has apparently been found. They have a few requests, using the hashtag #AskMayForMoney

From the big:

To the small:

To some very strong words:

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