Policy supported by Unionists ready for the future (5,2)
I believe the answer is:
lined up
'ready for the future' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.
'policy supported by unionists' is the wordplay.
'policy' becomes 'line' (I've seen this before).
'supported by' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other) (in a down clue, some letters hold up others).
'unionists' becomes 'DUP' (Democratic Unionist Party).
'line'+'dup'='LINED UP'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for lined up that I've seen before include "In a row" , "Arranged" .)