Theresa May's Waning Support
She struck a weak deal with the DUP, formerly supportive newspapers called on her step aside, and two of her aides resigned.
Prime Minister Theresa May’s fragile hold as head of her party weakened Saturday. Two of her top aides resigned after complaints from leadership in her own Conservative Party, and the strong deal she needed with Northern Ireland’s Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), which would give her Conservative Party a narrow majority, was instead a “confidence and supply” arrangement. This means reported that Tory leadership refused a stronger pact because of the DUP’s stance on gay rights, abortion, and climate change. And while few have criticized May publicly, there are rumors Tories were plotting against her.
