Theresa May and DUP leader Arlene Foster holding talks on deal to prop up Tory government

Theresa May and DUP leader Arlene Foster will hold critical talks on a deal to prop up a Tory minority administration after the British government admitted the start of the new session of parliament could be delayed.

The British Prime Minister will be desperate to get agreement from the DUP to back her legislative programme in the Commons or risk her government falling.