British Prime Minister Theresa May was on Sunday seeking a deal with a small Northern Irish party that she needs to stay in power after a disastrous election destroyed her authority days before Brexit talks are due to start.
After her plan to hold a snap election to hugely increase her mandate backfired.
The DUP is similar to the "religious right" in the U.S. and takes a hard-line stance on social issues, such as same-sex marriage and abortion.
"A grubby deal for a coalition of chaos", Tom Watson, deputy leader of the Labour Party reacted to the deal.
"I think it's quite possible there'll be an election later this year or early next year, and that might be a good thing because we can not go on with a period of great instability", he told the BBC.
Former party leaders have warned any immediate leadership challenge would be too disruptive, but most commentators believe May can not survive in the long-term.
With many predicting another general election before the end of the year, the uncertainty caused by this week's vote could well have a major impact on the next polling day, if the latest surveys are to be believed.
Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson rejected Mail on Sunday newspaper speculation that he planned to oust May, tweeting that this was "tripe" and that May should be left to "get on with the job".
But Osborne, who is now the editor of London's Evening Standard newspaper, downplayed the prospect.
However, Fallon said both sides had agreed on the principles of the arrangement, that the DUP would support the government on key economic and security issues.
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The new arithmetic of the House of Commons will also makes Brexit negotiations more hard.
While the DUP campaigned to leave the European Union in last year's referendum, it has refused to endorse Mrs May's position that "no deal is better than a bad deal" - insisting that there must be no return of the "hard border" with the Republic. "Nearly 13 million people voted for us to do it".
DUP sources told the paper its list of demands would be similar to its 2015 "Northern Ireland" plan, when the party laid out its price for supporting either a minority Tory or Labour administration, including more funding for Northern Ireland's schools and hospitals and at least a 50% cut or the total abolition of air passenger duty in Northern Ireland.
May spoke to the Irish Taoiseach (Prime Minister) Enda Kenny over the phone on Sunday. "He also noted the absence of any nationalist voice in Westminster following the election".
The 1998 Good Friday agreement set up power sharing in Northern Ireland, largely ending years of sectarian violence. "We will put forward a position in which we negotiate tariff-free access to the European market and legislate after that".
The fallout from Thursday's snap general election, which left her Conservative Party bereft of their majority, also prompted her to seek out a relatively tiny ally that could have vast sway over what happens next in the United Kingdom. Conservative MPs are publicly airing their anger, some calling for her ouster and others demanding radical change in her style of leadership.
Scottish Conservative leader Ruth Davidson, who is gay, was among the first to express disquiet over a deal with the ultra-conservative DUP.
"We will welcome any such deal being agreed, as it will provide the stability and certainty the whole country requires as we embark on Brexit and beyond".
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn feels he can "still be the prime minister" and indicated today that the United Kingdom could face another election as beleaguered Theresa May's attempt to stitch an alliance to run a minority government after suffering a poll debacle has not yet fructified.
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