Rumours continued to swirl at Westminster that the tally of Conservative MPs who have submitted letters of no confidence in Mrs May is about to reach the 48 threshold needed to trigger a vote on her position. Sources close to the talks said the breakthrough was finally achieved when the EU backed down over contentious details in the plan for a so-called Northern Ireland "backstop”, which could have imposed customs checks on goods travelling between Northern Ireland and the rest of the UK.
British Prime Minister Theresa May wins approval of her Brexit plan from her cabinet, although many Conservative and opposition MPs voice strong disapproval.