May's Hopes of Hanging on Set Back by Government Deal Chaos
- Democratic Unionist Party hasn’t yet agreed to support May
- May promotes Green to senior post, demotes Truss in shuffle
Why It's Unlikely U.K.'s May Will See Stable DUP Deal
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U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May’s hopes of clinging to power were dealt a fresh blow after her office was forced to admit that it hadn’t, after all, reached a deal to govern with the support of Northern Ireland’s Democratic Unionist Party, hours after announcing that it had.
May’s office said at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday it had “agreed to the principles of an outline agreement” in which the DUP would back the Conservatives on some key votes, ensuring the premier has a majority in the House of Commons. At midnight, the DUP said the talks would continue next week, and a half-hour later, the premier’s office issued another statement, saying that the accord hadn’t yet been finalized.