He told the Press Association the Government could not act as a "neutral facilitator" in Northern Ireland, as the Good Friday Agreement envisages, if it was dependent on one of the Northern Irish parties for its majority in the House of Commons.
The prime minister has been holding talks with Northern Ireland's Democratic Unionist Party, keen to get the backing of their 10 lawmakers in parliament to help her pass laws and govern as Britain starts talks to leave the European Union.
If she was seeking to allay the fears of the DUP's rivals about the mooted DUP deal while giving assurances that her government is impartial in the talks process it hasn't worked.
"There is very little time left. An agreement to restore devolved power-sharing government in Stormont must be reached by the 29 June deadline", he said, referring to the seat of Northern Ireland's devolved government.
May needs the support of the DUP to govern, after a disastrous election result in which she lost her parliamentary majority.
Essentially this was political theatre that lacked any drama, an opportunity to demonstrate that the Tories' interest in Northern Ireland extends beyond expediency and the DUP.
Qatar says no compromise on "independent" foreign policy
Iran, Saudi Arabia's main regional rival, had announced Sunday that it had sent five planes carrying produce to Qatar. He hoped that the Gulf crisis would soon be resolved in the best interest of the Ummah.
SCOTLAND will fail to secure extra cash from any deal between the Conservative government and DUP after sources scotched rumours of a windfall through the so-called "Barnett consequentials".
Swann is scheduled to lead a UUP delegation at talks with May on Thursday.
The DUP represents people in Northern Ireland who wish the province to remain part of the United Kingdom, while Sinn Fein wants Northern Ireland to be administered by the Irish Republic.
Adams' claim comes after former Conservative Prime Minister John Major voiced his serious reservations about a deal between the Tories and the DUP to prop up the Conservative government.
After meeting May on Tuesday, Foster said discussions on supporting May's minority government were "going well" and should be concluded soon.
Farron was a strong opponent of Brexit and supported a second referendum on Britain leaving the EU.
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