Northern Ireland's Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) MPs abstained from voting on the UK government's Westminster, piling further pressure on Prime Minister Theresa May. The DUP, which helps the Conservatives' minority government stay in power, claims that May's proposed EU withdrawal agreement breaks her assurance that Northern Ireland would not be separated from the UK. Speaking after the vote, Sammy Wilson, the DUP's Brexit spokesman, said the party had to "do something to show our displeasure".
Northern Ireland's Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) MPs abstained from voting on the UK government's Finance Bill, piling further pressure on Prime Minister Theresa May. The DUP, which helps the Conservatives' minority government stay in power, claims that May's proposed EU withdrawal agreement breaks her assurance that Northern Ireland would not be separated from the UK. Speaking after the vote, Sammy Wilson, the DUP's Brexit spokesman, said the party had to "do something to show our displeasure".