British Prime Minister Theresa May meets the leader of a small Northern Irish Protestant party on Tuesday in an attempt to save her premiership and avoid a second election that would thrust Brexit negotiations into turmoil.
Mrs May's weakened position in the House of Commons as a result of losing her majority has fuelled speculation the Tories would be forced to soften their stance on Brexit.
Prime Minister Theresa May told Conservative lawmakers on Monday she wanted to build a broader consensus on Britain's plans for leaving the European Union. Accounts of the discussions were given by 17 members of Parliament, speaking on condition of anonymity because of the private nature of the meeting.
"She said 'I'm the person who got us into this mess and I'm the one who is going to get us out of it, '" one Conservative politician quoted her as saying after the meeting.
Opposition lawmakers and some within her own party have said May's failure to win a parliamentary majority at last week's election was a rejection by voters of her plans to make a clean break with the EU.
May desperately needs the DUP's 10 seats to pass legislation.
Theresa May and Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) leader Arlene Foster will hold critical talks on a deal to prop up a Tory minority administration after the Government admitted the Queen's Speech could be delayed.
May seen to pay high price for DUP's Brexit support. May's office later announced that Joyce Anelay, a member of the House of Lords who voted to stay in the European Union, has been appointed as a minister in the Brexit department, while David Jones, who favored leaving the bloc, will leave.
Barnier's interview will heap yet more pressure on May, who called a snap general election to give her a stronger hand at the Brexit negotiating table.
After Mrs May addressed the 1922 Committee of backbench Tory MPs on Monday, some of those present suggested the PM would consult more with business ahead of the talks, scheduled to begin next week. The two leaders will later attend a soccer match between their two countries.
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"My preoccupation is that time is passing, it is passing quicker than anyone believes because the subjects we have to deal with are extraordinarily complex", Barnier told newspapers including the Financial Times.
"If people can think of elements that are better and negotiable, I am listening", he said.
"We are going into these talks with the national interest at heart", she said on Monday. She left to cheers after a 75-minute session of questions and answers, described by lawmakers as assured.
Mrs May appears to have bought some time with her MPs in her meeting with them on Sunday night - most emerged impressed with what she had to say. "Once she'd made that concession, that mea culpa, the room really warmed up".
Amid rumours that he is plotting a leadership challenge against May, Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson has stressed his support for the prime minister.
Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond was squeezed in at the back.
It was a surprise move - Mr Gove was sacked as justice minister by Mrs May past year after his bid to become party leader forced now-foreign minister Boris Johnson from the race, amid accusations of treachery and political backstabbing.
May said she'd spoken to all those who lost their seats, and the party is going to help them find new jobs.
"Going overseas and being seen to be the prime minister and talking to the president of France.is a classic move to shore up authority at home", said Colin Talbot, professor of government at the University of Manchester.
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