The move breaches the DUP's deal with May and throws further doubt over whether she has the numbers to approve a draft Brexit deal in parliament. Since striking a draft divorce deal with the EU a week ago, some lawmakers in her Conservative Party have tried to trigger a leadership challenge and her Northern Irish allies have said the deal threatens the unity of the United Kingdom. The EU is due to hold a summit to discuss the draft deal on November 25. May's deal is opposed by both supporters and opponents of Brexit within her party, the DUP's 10 lawmakers, the Labour Party and all other parties in parliament. The DUP, whose political ideology is based on defence of Northern Ireland's place within the United Kingdom, say the deal divides the province from the rest of the United Kingdom.

Source: Dhaka Tribune November 20, 2018 12:45 UTC