UK PM May calls on her party to unite over Brexit

Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May arrives for the BBC's Andrew Marr Show during the Conservative Party Conference in Birmingham, Britain September 30, 2018. REUTERS/Toby Melville

BIRMINGHAM, England (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Theresa May on Sunday called for her Conservative Party to unite behind her to ensure the government gets a good exit deal from the European Union, insisting that her so-called Chequers plan was the right way forward.

"My message to my party is let's come together and get the best deal for Britain," May told the BBC on the first day of the annual Conservative Party conference.

(Reporting by Elizabeth Piper, writing by William James, Editing by Kylie MacLellan)