Dec 13 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories in the Financial Times. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.
Headlines
Theresa May wins vote of confidence https://on.ft.com/2LdURl3
Theresa May looks to Brussels to defuse backstop row https://on.ft.com/2C8h40Z
UK outsourcer Amey up for sale to private equity https://on.ft.com/2CadMKZ
Overview
Prime Minister Theresa May survived a confidence vote by the Conservative Party on Wednesday by 200 to 117 votes, after a day of intense backroom lobbying at Westminster.
Theresa May is heading to the EU Brexit summit on Thursday, seeking legal assurances over the Northern Ireland backstop, as she tries to strengthen non-binding EU language suggesting that the measure would only ever apply for "a short period".
Spanish infrastructure company Ferrovial SA is in talks to sell UK outsourcer Amey, which it bought in 2003, to private equity firms PAI Partners and Greybull Capital, according to people close to the vendors.
(Compiled by Bengaluru newsroom; Editing by Sandra Maler)