The DUP are nothing if not an extension to the religious right wing fanatics in the GOP: pence, carson, davros, etc., etc. The late Rev "dr" Ian Paisley got his "doctorate" from the same "university" as convicted fraudster "dr" kent hovind, the "bob jones university" in South Carolina: basically a christian religious hate school.
Worst thing about it all though is that the current crop of tories (jrm, nazinige and his ilk, in particular) have seen what doofus45 and his cronies are getting away with over there and looking to try it on over there. Bigoted, money grabbing, science denying, clockstoppers. I don't think that the word "scum" is anywhere near strong enough for the whole lot of them on both sides of the pond, but it will suffice for now.