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running our great crunchy country. and when elections go wrong: how mansfield nearly got the member of parliament they didn t 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. here s the final result. mrs may s 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 we ll have the results, reaction and analysis. but we begin with our political editor laura kuenssberg s report on a night and day of intense political drama. is this strong and stable, prime minister? she who dares doesn t always win. the most votes, the ....
she took a risk and just seven weeks ago, it seemed almost certain to pay off. but how different it all looks today? she has lost 12 seats and with it her parliamentary majority. nick watt spent the day in westminster examining the shape of theresa may s new government and asking can she govern? for now, theresa may continues as her majesty was the 13th prime minister, but she stumbled back into downing street after running close second by a man who for three decades has been dismissed by all parties as a marginal figure. this government will guide the country through crucial brexit talks.m was almost as if nothing has changed as theresa may pledged to lead another government. ministers told newsnight that her failure to acknowledge in her statement that she had squandered a tory majority was a major mistake. within a few hours there was a new hint of contrition. i m sorry for all those candidates and ha rd working contrition. i m sorry for all those candidates and ha ....
the conservatives emerged from thursday s election as the largest party, but with no parliamentary majority, and they re hoping to rely on northern ireland s democratic unionists to stay in power. our political editor, laura kuenssberg, reports on a night and day of intense political drama. is this strong and stable, prime minister? she who dares doesn t always win. the most votes, the most seats, but, under this stinging glare, no iron gates nor police protection can shield theresa may from the accusation she looks a political loser. the trappings of power, the visit to the palace, help from northern irish mps mean she can gather enough support to stay on. but having believed herself to be on the brink of a sizeable majority, going backwards seems like defeat. i have just been to see her majesty the queen and i will now form a government. a government that can provide certainty and lead britain forward at this critical time for our country. not a single mention of the ....
bbc news week. week. this week, swaying votes on facebook. and the stretchy and slimy world of soft robotics. it is hard to believe that the world is safer than it used to be. it is but the nature of terror attacks in the west in the last few years, the increasing use of vehicles, knives and guns to carry out prolonged attacks have forced authorities to think differently about how to deal with a terrorist incident. and, of course, they are not confined to the west. in some parts of the world these atrocities are more common and often have more casualties. it is difficult to predict when and where a terrorist attack will occur but while the authorities cannot predict, they can prepare for the worst. this is a large scale counterterrorism training exercise. it was a combined effort, including london s metropolitan police, fire, ambulance and river services. however, training on this scale is expensive and requires large numbers of personnel and huge amount of planning, ....
may is trying to construct a new government and face the challenge of the imminent brexit process, having lost her majority in the house of commons. the conservatives emerged from thursday s election as the largest party, but with no parliamentary majority. they re hoping to rely on northern ireland s democratic unionists to stay in power. our political editor laura kuenssberg reports on a night and day of intense political drama. is this strong and stable, prime minister? she who dares doesn t always win. the most votes, the most seats but, under this stinging glare, no iron gates nor police protection can shield theresa may from the accusation she looks a political loser. the trappings of power, the visit to the palace, help from northern irish mps mean she can gather enough support to stay on. but having believed herself to be on the brink of a sizeable majority, going backwards seems like defeat. i have just been to see her majesty the queen and i will now form a go ....