Why Was Jeffrey Donaldson Invited To A Tory Party Dinner?

DUP MP and  movie buff Jeffrey Donaldson was a recent guest at a  dinner for top Tory party donors in Scotland. Does this mean UCUNF is dead and the Tories are now looking at the DUP as it's new political partner in the North? If recent stories about rifts in the Tory/LibDem alliance are true maybe the Tories will need all the political help they can get.

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