The DUP could talk to Labour in a hung Parliament, but only if it was led by someone other than Jeremy Corbyn, Arlene Foster suggested at the weekend.
However, there are signs that some in the DUP take a more nuanced view. The Belfast Telegraph's political editor Suzanne Breen noted that East Antrim MP Sammy Wilson had spoken favourably of Corbyn in an interview with her in 2016.
Mr Wilson told the Belfast Telegraph: “There is a decency and an honesty about Jeremy Corbyn that I admire. His views on Northern Ireland and his past associations with Sinn Fein — at a time when the IRA’s murderous campaign was in full swing — makes me very angry.
“But, on a personal level, I find Jeremy a lovely man. He would never walk past you in the corridor in the House of Commons without saying, ‘Hello, how are you?’ He has time for people. He’s a true gentleman.”
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