The Northern Irish DUP, whose 10 lawmakers have propped up May's minority government, has demanded she ditch the Irish backstop, something the EU and May have ruled out. The DUP's Wilson told BBC radio that the Irish backstop was a "con trick" and added that farmers and businesses should be totally relaxed about a no-deal Brexit. Facing the defeat of her deal last month, May postponed a parliamentary vote on it, pledging to seek "legal and political assurances" from the EU. May needs 318 votes to get a deal through parliament yet 117 of her 317 lawmakers voted against her in a confidence vote on December 12. So she will need the support of some of the Labour Party's 257 lawmakers or to win over swathes of her own party and the DUP.

Source: Dhaka Tribune January 04, 2019 15:11 UTC