British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has insisted he is 'very confident' the House of Commons will support his Brexit deal on Saturday.
on Thursday, following successive days of late-night talks and almost three years of tense discussions.
The DUP, which supports Johnson's government on a confidence and supply basis, has said it will be unable to support the deal on Saturday. He added that while Johnson is "gambling" the DUP will drop its opposition to his deal, there was no sign of this happening before Saturday's vote. Presently, there are 287 voting Conservative MPs, and Johnson will need to limit any rebellion among them. Pickering estimates 283 will back Johnson's new Brexit deal, thus leaving the prime minister needing 37 from outside his own ranks.
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