US President Donald Trump has told British Prime Minister Theresa May that he looks forward to working with her in strengthening the bilateral ties after she made a decision to form a minority government following snap polls.
Beleaguered May is appointing new members of her government after several of them lost their seats in Parliament in this week's general election that proved disastrous for her Conservative Party.
This unwanted election will have done nothing to provide political stability in Northern Ireland where efforts to restore the devolved structures will be overshadowed by the DUP's new role as life support to a minority Tory government.
Nick Timothy, May's co-chief of staff, said on the Conservative Home website that he stepped down on Friday, while the BBC reported that Fiona Hill had also quit.
May said that "I want to reflect on the election and why it did not deliver the result I hoped for".
The Conservatives failed to secure an overall majority in the election, as Jeremy Corbyn confounded predictions to.
British Prime Minister Theresa May was expected to name the rest of her cabinet on Saturday after a crushing election setback, just days before Brexit talks begin.
Qatar foreign minister rejects intervention in foreign policy
Home to some 10,000 troops, it is central to the US-led fight against the Islamic State group in Iraq and Syria. Saudi Arabia has also sealed off Qatar's only land border, a crucial lifeline for food imports.
The Prime Minister, the conservative leader Theresa may announced plans of cooperation with the Northern Irish Democratic unionist party, however, did not specify in what form it will take place.
May's party won 318 seats, eight short of the 326 they needed for an outright majority.
A party spokesperson confirmed the resignation of Hill, a combative character who one ex-colleague said had helped create a "toxic" atmosphere at the heart of government.
Leader of the anti-sectarianism Alliance Party Naomi Long said May's reliance on the DUP means there is now a "real danger" no deal will be struck for the parties to return to power-sharing. "May stares into the abyss", wrote The Times, while The Sun said succinctly: "She's had her chips".
The DUP is a socially conservative pro-British Protestant group that opposes abortion and same-sex marriage and once appointed an environment minister who believes human-driven climate change is a myth. "I would have thought that is enough for her to go".
A former Tory minister has suggested MPs could vote to reduce time limits on women having abortions after Theresa May struck a deal with the Democratic Unionist Party.
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