British Prime Minister Theresa May was seeking a deal with a small Northern Irish party on Sunday to stay in power after losing her party's parliamentary majority in a catastrophic electoral gamble just days before Brexit talks are set to start. May's Downing Street office said on Sunday she had spoken with Northern Ireland's pro-Brexit, socially conservative Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) to discuss finalising a deal when parliament returns on Tuesday. At the start of the campaign, she was enjoying poll leads of 20 points or more over the main opposition Labour Party. The DUP itself later issued a statement saying the talks had been positive, but stopped short of confirming a deal had been sealed. Discussions will continue next week to work on the details and to reach agreement on arrangements for the new parliament."

Source: The Star June 11, 2017 07:41 UTC