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DUP privately agree to support Theresa May’s ‘Plan B’ Brexit deal when she ‘toughens it up’ ahead of crunch Commons vote

From thesun.co.uk

THE DUP have privately decided to back Theresa May’s Brexit deal next week when she toughens it up, in a major breakthrough for No10. The Sun can reveal that delicate deliberations are now ongoing between the Ulster unionist party’s leaders and the PM. They are close to agreeing an amendment to another showdown Commons vote on Tuesday that would curtail the unpopular Irish backstop – an insurance policy that divides the UK into two different legal regimes if there is no EU trade deal in place by 2021. In a crucial shift, it has emerged that the DUP are now willing to accept a backstop as long as it’s specifically ... (full story)

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