Running our great crunchy country. And when elections go wrong how mansfield nearly got the Member Of Parliament they didnt vote. Hello and welcome to bbc news. British Prime Minister theresa may is trying to put together a new government, after the Snap Election she called backfired on her badly. She now faces the challenge of the imminent Brexit Negotiations without a majority in the house of commons. Heres the final result. Mrs mays conservatives have 318 seats, eight short of an overall majority. The Main Opposition Labour Party has 262. So there are questions about the viability of this new administration, which is hoping to rely on the support of another Political Party to stay in power. In this programme well have the results, reaction and analysis. But we begin with our Political Editor Laura Kuenssbergs report on a Night And Day of intense political drama. Is this strong and stable, Prime Minister . She who dares doesnt always win. The most votes, the most seats, but under thi
60 of the scottish electorate voted for parties who vowed to try and block another referendum on scottish independence, so Nicola Sturgeon knows she is now on the wrong side of public opinion. What she has to do is to try to find a way to row back from demands for another Independence Referendum Without Com Pletely independence referendum without completely closing of the option just in case circumstances change during or after Brexit Negotiations. Sarah smith, thank you. In wales, the labour party had a strong night taking back a number of seats from the conservatives. Labour ended up with 28 seats, while the tories now have eight and plaid cymru won four. The liberal democrats lost their only welsh mp. The tories saw their hopes to make gains in pro brexit areas dashed. Our correspondent sian lloyd now reports on the picture in wales. In gower this morning, the smiles of welsh labour said it all. The partys leader introducing two of their three new mps here. This seat was one they ha
Well have the full result, with the conservatives on 318, labour on 262, and both parties having increased their share of the vote. In Northern Ireland, the Democratic Unionist Party, with ten seats, agreed to try to help the conservatives to stay in power. The Prime Minister has spoken to me this morning, and we will enter discussions with the conservatives, to explore how it might be possible to bring stability to our nation. In scotland, a challenging night for the snp. They lost a third of their seats. The former leader alex salmond was among those defeated. After a collapse in ukips share of the vote, and no mps, the Party Leader Paul Nuttall resigned. And with just ten days to the start of the brexit talks, well be reporting on the far reaching implications for the future of the United Kingdom. More news and analysis throughout the day. We will have reaction from around the uk, europe and the rest of the world to the result. Good evening from Downing Street, where theresa may is
Running our great crunchy country. And when elections go wrong how mansfield nearly got the Member Of Parliament they didnt vote. Hello and welcome to bbc news. British Prime Minister theresa may is trying to put together a new government, after the Snap Election she called backfired on her badly. She now faces the challenge of the imminent Brexit Negotiations without a majority in the house of commons. Heres the final result. Mrs mays conservatives have 318 seats, eight short of an overall majority. The Main Opposition Labour Party has 262. So there are questions about the viability of this new administration, which is hoping to rely on the support of another Political Party to stay in power. In this programme well have the results, reaction and analysis. But we begin with our Political Editor Laura Kuenssbergs report on a Night And Day of intense political drama. Is this strong and stable, Prime Minister . She who dares doesnt always win. The most votes, the most seats, but under thi
Running our great crunchy country. And when elections go wrong how mansfield nearly got the Member Of Parliament they didnt vote. Hello and welcome to bbc news. British Prime Minister theresa may is trying to put together a new government, after the Snap Election she called backfired on her badly. She now faces the challenge of the imminent Brexit Negotiations without a majority in the house of commons. Heres the final result. Mrs mays conservatives have 318 seats, eight short of an overall majority. The Main Opposition Labour Party has 262. So there are questions about the viability of this new administration, which is hoping to rely on the support of another Political Party to stay in power. In this programme well have the results, reaction and analysis. But we begin with our Political Editor Laura Kuenssbergs report on a Night And Day of intense political drama. Is this strong and stable, Prime Minister . She who dares doesnt always win. The most votes, the most seats, but under thi