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Theresa May’s deal with the EU has sparked chaos in Westminster with Dominic Raab, Esther McVey, Suella Braverman and other junior ministers resigning in protest. Mrs May remains defiant as politicians across the spectrum condemn the Brexit agreement and the DUP supply and confidence deal hangs in the balance. The DUP’s Jim Wells, a member of Northern Ireland's regional assembly, predicts Mrs May will be out of Number 10 by the end of the year.

Mr Wells, who is not one of the 10 members of the British parliament whose votes Mrs May needs, told Irish broadcaster RTE: "What's absolutely clear is that this deal is dead and my prediction is that Theresa May will not be the prime minister of the UK by Christmas.” In a fiery clash in the Commons today, The DUP’s deputy leader Nigel Dodds tore into the Prime Minister over her deal's handling of Northern Ireland. He told MPs: "I could today stand here and take the Prime Minister through the list of promises and pledges she made to this house and to us, privately, about the future of Northern Ireland in the future relationship with the EU. BREXIT DEAL LIVE: Theresa May stands on BRINK - 'Britain wants us to GET THIS DONE!’

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"But I fear it would be a waste of time since she clearly doesn't listen." Mr Dodds, the DUP's leader in Westminster, went on to praise the five ministers who quit on Thursday morning, saying: "The choice is now clear: we stand up for the United Kingdom, the whole of the United Kingdom, the integrity of the United Kingdom, or we vote for a vassal state with the breakup of the United Kingdom, that is the choice." A group of Northern Ireland politicians are meeting with the Taoiseach in Dublin to discuss the draft Brexit deal. Sinn Fein's leader for Northern Ireland Michelle O'Neill, SDLP leader Colm Eastwood, The Alliance Party's Stephen Farry and Green Party leader Steven Agnew are attending a joint meeting with Mr Varadkar from 10am. ‘May is FINISHED!' Theresa May to face vote of NO CONFIDENCE, former MP claims

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Outside Dublin's government buildings, Mr Eastwood said that difficult days lay ahead for Mrs May, but the group's focus was on Northern Ireland. "We have to make sure the backstop is fully backed, and that's what we're focused on, protecting people across this island," he said. "I think people should take some time to read the full implications of what this will mean." Ms O'Neill said that the group in Dublin represented the majority of Northern Ireland on a cross-community basis. She said: ”It's a very fluid situation, and I think it'll be a very interesting day. "For us, we want to remain in the customs union and the single market and we want protections for the Good Friday Agreement, our message is as consistent today as it was yesterday." BREXIT BUST-UP: Theresa May has FIERY ROW with DUP's Arlene Foster over withdrawal deal

Mr Varadkar announced he would meet with the Northern Ireland parties on Wednesday night. However, the DUP and Ulster Unionist parties are not in attendance. The Taoiseach added he had not spoken to DUP leader Arlene Foster on Wednesday but said: "The door is always open and the phone is always on." Just over 12 hours after Mrs May announced her team of top ministers had agreed to the terms of the draft agreement, Brexit minister Mr Raab and work and pensions minister Ms McVey quit, saying they could not support it. Their departure, and the resignations of two junior ministers, shakes Mrs May's divided government. Mr Raab is the second Brexit secretary to quit over May's plans to leave the European Union, the biggest shift in British policy in more than 40 years. Mr Raab said: "Above all, I cannot reconcile the terms of the proposed deal with the promises we made to the country in our manifesto at the last election. Theresa May meets Jeremy Corbyn as she APPEALS for Labour to support her Brexit deal