Ms May, whose party lost its majority at Westminster in Thursday's general election, says she will put together a minority government with the support of the DUP to guide the United Kingdom through crucial Brexit talks.
The DUP and Sinn Féin have crushed their smaller and more centrist political rivals, with the election result in Northern Ireland showing a sharp swing to the more hardline proponents of unionism and nationalism.
One of the most controversial aspects of the DUP is that the party are anti-abortion and one of the main reasons why it is illegal to have an abortion in the country.
This points to a possible coalition government between the Conservatives and the DUP - and both parties have reportedly been in close contact over recent weeks.
On the doorstep of her official Downing Street residence, May said she could rely in parliament on the support of her "friends" in Northern Ireland's Democratic Unionist Party after her governing Conservatives failed to win a majority.
Some top Tories are also unhappy that Mrs May has turned to the DUP - which opposes gay marriage - to prop up the party.
"LGBT people exist in every community and we must not forget that, or let others suggest that they don't".
The humiliating result has heaped pressure on May to resign, but she says she will stay and lead Britain during exit talks with the European Union.
Stressing that her party had won the maximum votes and emerged as the single largest party, she claimed that only the Tories can provide the "certainty" needed to guide the country through crucial Brexit talks that begins with the European Union on June 19.
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But her decision to call the general election has backfired, and it is not even certain she will remain at the helm. Mrs May left no doubt when it came to clarifying the way she expected United Kingdom to leave the single market.
The Jeremy Corbyn led Opposition Labour Party performed better than most forecast, making considerable gains from the Tories to end up at 262 MPs.
May said her government "would work to keep our nation safe and secure by delivering the change I set out following the appalling attack in Manchester and London".
Beleaguered May is appointing new members of her government after several.
The DUP has stalled all progress on equal marriage in Northern Ireland, and previously supported the introduction of a "conscience clause" to protect people who discriminate against LGBT people.
"However, numerous MPs returned to Westminster are pro-choice and will be keen to support women in Northern Ireland", they added.
Despite this enormous humiliation after losing her mandate she is ignoring what the country is saying and is continuing on as if nothing had ever happened, after a catastrophic loss.
This group of Tory backbenchers, already concerned about the direction the Conservatives have taken under Mrs May in areas such as her support for grammar schools, could now find themselves at odds with their leader over accommodations she reaches with the DUP.
"It doesn't look like a strong government, it doesn't look like a stable government, it doesn't look like a government that does have any program whatsoever", said Corbyn.
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