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08:30 AM: Theresa May refuses to say DUP will back her deal

08:30 AM: Theresa May refuses to say DUP will back her deal

Theresa May kicks off another difficult day with an interview with LBC Radio.

Asked about her relationship with the Democratic Unionist Party, the prime minister dismissed speculation that she has had "testy conversations" with DUP leader Arlene Foster but refused to say she DUP will vote for her deal.

The DUP is in a confidence and supply agreement with the Conservatives to prop up May's government. However, the Northern Irish party is furious with the Brexit deal.

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