Theresa May yet to agree minority government deal with DUP

British prime minister Theresa May has yet to secure an agreement with Northern Ireland’s Democratic Unionists (DUP) on a deal to prop up her minority government after last week’s catastrophic election resulted in a hung parliament.

DUP leader Arlene Foster is due for talks in Downing Street tomorrow with a view to finalising the arrangements, but former Tory chancellor George Osborne warned that Ms May would have to soften her stance on Brexit if she wanted the backing of the DUP’s 10 MPs in the Commons.

Outgoing Taoiseach Enda Kenny has raised concerns with Ms May about the lack of Irish nationalist voices in Westminster.