He indicated this would not be a formal coalition but a minority government with looser DUP support on a "confidence and supply basis". The details of the power deal with the DUP are set to be discussed at a cabinet meeting Monday, a day before the new parliament is sworn in. They were replaced by Gavin Barwell, a former housing minister who lost his seat in the election. Scottish Conservative leader Ruth Davidson, who is gay, was among the first to express disquiet over a deal with the ultra-conservative DUP. European Council President Donald Tusk has warned there is "no time to lose" in starting Brexit talks, after May on March 29 started the two-year countdown to ending Britain's four-decade membership.

Source: The Nation Bangkok June 10, 2017 23:03 UTC