UK Election 2017

With no clear winner in UK Assembly, from the election, a wounded May signalled she would fight on. Her Labour rival Jeremy Corbyn, once written off by his opponents as a no-hoper, said she should step down, the claim she has denied vehemently. Of the 650 seats, the Conservatives have won 316 seats and Theresa May has staked claim to form the government. Though the biggest single winner, they failed to reach the 326-mark they would need to command a parliamentary majority. Labour had won 261 seats. Britain's negotiations for leaving the European Union are likely to become "far more difficult," say experts.

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UK Election Result 2017 Live: PM Theresa May Moves To Form Government

The UK election ended in a hung parliament after Prime Minister Theresa May's Conservatives Party failed to win a majority in the poll, as predicted by the exit polls.

Jun 09, 2017

09:04 (IST)

'This election has been disastrous for Theresa May,' says SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon

Scottish National Party leader Nicola Sturgeon said the results of the election were disappointing for her party but were disastrous for Prime Minister Theresa May.

"Clearly it's a disappointing result, we've lost some tremendous MPs," Nicola Sturgeon said.

"This is a disaster for Theresa May, she called an election clearly very arrogantly thinking that she was going to crush the opposition, sweep everybody aside and cruise to a landslide majority, her position is very, very difficult."

"There is clearly uncertainty around Brexit and independence which clearly will be factor in tonight's results - you know a lot of thinking for the SNP to do," she said

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Opinion

Opinion: Why Theresa May Got It All So Terribly Wrong Andrew Whitehead
Friday June 09, 2017
Britain's election has delivered a topsy-turvy verdict. The result is straight out of Alice in Wonderland. The winner has lost; and the loser has won.