Unionist Party (UUP) to select joint candidates for European and House of Commons elections; this angered the DUP as by splitting the Unionist vote, republican parties will be elected in some areas. After thirteen years in opposition, the Conservatives returned to power as part of a coalition agreement with the Liberal Democrats in 2010, going on to form a majority government in 2015. David Cameron resigned as Prime Minister in July 2016, which resulted in the appointment of the country's second female Prime Minister, Theresa May. The Conservative Party is the only party in the history of the United Kingdom to have been governed by a female Prime Minister. In 2019, Boris Johnson was appointed Prime Minister after Theresa May stepped down during Brexit negotiations. At one point during 2019 his party had a parliamentary minority for a short period after he ejected a large number of party members, of which some were subsequently allowed to return for the 2019 General election. After the election the Tories returned with a majority government under Johnson. Historically, the party has been the mainland party most pre-occupied by British unionism, as attested to by the party's full name, the Conservative and Unionist Party. This resulted in the merger between the Conservatives and Joseph Chamberlain's Liberal Unionist Party, composed of former Liberals who opposed Irish home rule. The unionist tendency is still in evidence today, manifesting sometimes as a scepticism or opposition to devolution, firm support for the continued existence of the United Kingdom in the face of movements advocating independence from the UK, and a historic link with the cultural unionism of Northern Ireland. In November 2022, Tory MP Bob Stewart (politician) was in Bahrain when at the end of his address he declared “God save the King of Bahrain” followed by “God save the King of England”. Allegedly, the MP received £10,000 worth of gifts from the Bahraini government in the form of hospitality and travel to the Gulf nation. Apparently, this wasn’t the first time for the Tory MP to have spoken in defense of a despotic regime like Bahrain after being paid to travel to the country on multiple occasions along with thousands of pounds’ worth of spending. According to the register of interests Stewart flew to Bahrain in November 2021 and November 2019 with flights, meals and accommodation paid for by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Bahrain. Bob remained