May Gains Northern Irish Support as Trouble Brews in London
- Democratic Unionist Party has agreed to back Conservatives
- Prime Minister facing Tory rebellion, advisers fall on sword
Theresa May, U.K. prime minister and leader of the Conservative Party, center, and her husband Philip May, walk back into number 10 Downing Street, as workers disassemble a podium following her speech, in London, U.K., on Friday, June 9, 2017. May's future as Britain's prime minister was thrown into doubt after her gamble to call an early election backfired spectacularly just 10 days before Brexit negotiations are due to start.
Photographer: Simon Dawson/BloombergThe Conservative Party has agreed on the principles of a deal with a Northern Irish party to keep embattled Prime Minister Theresa May’s government intact, after it failed to gain a majority in Thursday’s election.
Northern Ireland’s Democratic Unionist Party, which has 10 lawmakers in Westminster, has agreed to support the Conservatives by voting in favor of their policy when needed, a Downing Street spokesman said Saturday in a statement. The details of the agreement will be discussed in a cabinet meeting Monday.