The British press was all about the move on Monday by MPs from the Democratic Unionist Party to vote with the opposition Labour Party on an amendment to the U.K. government’s Finance Bill, as well as to abstain from votes on other amendments.
— The BBC called it a “stark Brexit warning.” In an analysis piece, the broadcaster’s Political Editor Laura Kuenssberg wrote that while the DUP insists this isn’t the end of the “confidence and supply” agreement that keeps the Tories in power, “the fabric of that arrangement is certainly torn … And once faith is broken between the two, it’s hard to see how it could be restored.”
— The Independent said the “dramatic evening” had “thrown into doubt” Theresa May’s ability to maintain her governing majority.
— The Guardian meanwhile focused on moves by Brexiteer rebels in the PM’s own Tory party to bring on a no-confidence vote in an attempt to topple her. The paper noted that Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt had backed the PM, warning his colleagues on the backbenches that toppling May risks “most appalling chaos.”