Brexit Explained #90/100

How is the government trying to convince the DUP to back Theresa May’s Brexit deal?

Analysis: Ministers continue their talks to win the backing of the Northern Irish party. Political editor Joe Watts looks at what they might be promising

Sunday 17 March 2019 19:03 GMT
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‘We are not discussing cash,’ insists DUP Westminster leader Nigel Dodds
‘We are not discussing cash,’ insists DUP Westminster leader Nigel Dodds

When Philip Hammond, Michael Gove, Theresa May’s deputy David Lidington and chief whip Julian Smith all sit down to make you an offer, you know it is going to be a serious one.

This was the assembled cast earlier in the week as the government began the difficult business of trying to convince their Northern Irish partners to back the prime minister’s Brexit deal – absolutely critical to its chances of passing through the Commons on Tuesday.

The DUP have long taken an absolutist line on refusing to back her withdrawal agreement because of the presence of the Irish backstop.

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