we ll 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 ukip‘s 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, we ll 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
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 result
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 governme
theresa 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
the british prime minister theresa 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 q