May loses gamble, puts together coalition government

May, who had called for snap elections in the hope of increasing the Tory majority and strengthening her hand in Brexit negotiations, met the Queen on Friday and announced that she would form a minority government with the DUP to proceed with Brexit despite her party's failure in the Thursday election. "I would have thought that's enough to go".

May, 60, said the two parties have enjoyed a strong relationship over many years, and she believes that they will be able to work together in the interest of the country.

Theresa May has pledged to form a new government to lead Britain out of the European Union despite losing her majority in a snap general election and facing calls to resign.

If the exit poll is correct, Labour, led by veteran socialist Jeremy Corbyn, could attempt to form a government with those smaller parties, which strongly oppose most of May's policies on domestic issues such as public spending cuts. May's stated reason for the vote was to gain a clear mandate which would strengthen her bargaining position when she negotiated the UK's departure from the European Union, or "Brexit".

The Tories are predicted to end up with 319 seats, ahead of Labour on 261, the SNP 35 and the Lib Dems on 12.

Graham Brady, a lawmaker who chairs a committee which oversees leadership challenges, said May's campaign performance had flaws, but the party wanted continuity. When the votes came in, Parliament was divided (or "hung") with no single party holding the majority of seats.

EU's chief negotiator, Michel Barnier, indicated Brexit talks now be delayed from the date set for its start. Barnier tweeted the talks should begin only when the United Kingdom is "ready".

On Thursday, British Prime Minster Theresa May lost her majority in Parliament after an election that May herself called for.

A very personalized, nearly presidential style of campaigning has contributed to the Conservative Party's loss of support, said Mark Goodwin, lecturer at the department of political science and worldwide studies at the University of Birmingham in England.

"We have laid the foundations for a minority government, and then eventually a majority government", he told the BBC.

"It was a awful campaign. the way that the campaign was being run, which was about her and what she wanted to do".

After confirming her seat in Parliament, May said that if her party receives most of the seats in parliament, it will provide the necessary stability for Britain. Although some results are still being counted, the final Conservative tally is expected to be 319, down from 331 in the last election in 2015. They will be even more furious when the Brexit-related economic contractions begin.