UK General Elections: It’s all over for Theresa May

Theresa May refuses to quit despite hung parliament

LONDON (TIP): With 646 of 650 results out, it is now clear no party has the majority to form the government. As things stood on Friday morning, the Conservatives had won 314 seats, a loss of 12, while Labour had won 261, a gain of 29.

However, Theresa May is refusing to quit as Prime Minister despite her disastrous election night as the UK voted for a hung parliament. Mrs. May’s decision to call a snap election backfired in spectacular fashion as she lost the Conservatives’ majority in the House of Commons as Labour made significant gains.

Mrs. May is now scrambling to try and form a government, potentially with the help of the Democratic Unionist Party and while the DUP has signaled a willingness to do a deal its leader Arlene Foster has expressed doubts that the Prime Minister can “survive”. Jeremy Corbyn, the Labour leader, has urged Mrs. May to resign as he said she should “go  and make way for a government that is truly representative of this country”. He also claimed it is “pretty clear who won this election” and that “the party that has lost in this election is the Conservative Party”.

Meanwhile, even senior Tory figures have suggested she should consider her position.

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