Theresa May phoned Arlene Foster in a last ditch attempt to get backing for her deal (Image: GETTY)
Ms Foster insisted she had not changed her stance, leading Mrs May to cancel her proposed third meaningful vote today. The Prime Minister was then served fresh humiliation yesterday after the Brexit process was wrenched from her clutches by Parliament, who voted for the Letwin Amendment. Support from the DUP is critical to Mrs May’s hopes of getting parliament to approve her Brexit plan.
However, the Northern Irish party's leaders have been unimpressed with the way Mrs May and her team have negotiated with the EU.
They believe they will have to be closely involved if the Government is to leave with a deal that keeps Northern Ireland closely aligned with Britain.
Mrs Foster told the Prime Minister in no uncertain terms she would not change her party's stance to vote against the deal, if as expected it comes before the Commons this week.
Referring to their position on the meaningful vote, a DUP source said: “The position remains unchanged.”
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