British Prime Minister Theresa May is looking to Northern Ireland for support in forming a new government now that her Conservative Party has lost its majority status in Parliament.
After losing her majority, Theresa May will visit Buckingham Palace shortly to seek permission to form a United Kingdom government.
However some senior Tories said it would be unwise to change leadership with the new government in such a precarious position - risking a new election and undermining Brexit talks which are due to begin in just ten days.
In a sombre speech after retaining her seat, Mrs May said: "The country needs a period of stability and, whatever the results are, the Conservative party will fulfil our duty of ensuring that stability so we can all go forward together".
The only party that had enough seats and hadn't pre-emptively rejected a coalition with the Tories was Northern Ireland's Democratic Unionist Party. This makes them the biggest anti-abortion party in the country.
Theresa May is reported to be speaking with advisors on how to form a government.
That did not help May, who in her previous role as interior minister for six years had overseen cuts in the number of police officers.
While May called for a snap election to form a "strong and stable" government, it seems the poll has produced a hung parliament.
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Farron said May had called Thursdays election and gambled with Britains future out of sheer arrogance and vanity, adding: If she has an ounce of self-respect she will resign..
With the Conservatives set to miss out on a majority, it looks likely Northern Ireland's MPs could have a big say in the next Westminster government.
The Tories remain the biggest party with 318 seats so far and Labour now have 261 - with 326 required for a majority and just one seat left to be called.
The Conservatives will remain in power until a decision about the next government is taken.
"What tonight is about is the rejection of Theresa May's version of extreme Brexit", said Keir Starmer, Labour's policy chief on Brexit, saying his party wanted to retain the benefits of the European single market and customs union. "And I think she came across in the campaign as not only as wooden and robotic but actually pretty insincere". Mr Farage said he did not believe Ukip "has been seen to be relevant" in the election, adding on Sky News: "The party itself in terms of any campaigning machine, any sort of central messaging, it's lost an terrible lot of that".
A former SNP first minister of Scotland, Alex Salmond, was a major scalp, losing his long-held seat amid a surprising surge in support for the Scottish Conservatives, who strongly oppose independence.
Perhaps May's own party and coterie of advisers and spads crashed it as they desperately search for ways of sucking up to them after such a disastrous result.
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