May working to fill out ranks of minority government after disappointing election

"We can confirm that the Democratic Unionist Party have agreed to the principles of an outline agreement to support the Conservative government", a spokesman for May said.

Downing Street said it hopes to finalize the deal next week, after Parliament resumes sitting.

A man who stuck to his figurative guns even when much of his own party turned against him.

The results confounded those who said the opposition Labour Party's left-wing leader, Jeremy Corbyn, was electorally toxic. The group is pro-Brexit, but well to the right on social issues.

"I wanted to achieve a larger majority, and that was not the result we achieved", she said. Johnson - a former Tory leadership contender - denied he was planning a leadership challenge.

The Times newspaper's front page declared that Britain was "effectively leaderless" and the country "all but ungovernable".

The Vermont senator - who narrowly failed to win his bid for the Democratic nomination against Hillary Clinton in the 2016 race for the White House - said he had watched the United Kingdom results coming in on Thursday and was very pleased about the party's showing. Labour surpassed expectations by winning 262. "It's just how long she's going to remain on death row", said former Conservative finance minister George Osborne, who was sacked by Ms May when she became prime minister past year. She has brought weakness and uncertainty. She needs 18 more seats, with only 17 more seats left to declare.

"Honestly, it feels nearly like she is nearly not aware of what has happened in the last 24 hours", Conservative lawmaker Heidi Allen told LBC radio.

The senior Conservative source blamed the party's over-dependency on the tight messaging demanded by election guru Lynton Crosby for failing to endear May to voters tired of elections and rattled by two militant attacks in as many weeks.

Joint chiefs of staff Nick Timothy and Fiona Hill formed part of May's small inner circle and were blamed by many Conservatives for the party's lackluster campaign and unpopular election platform, which alienated older voters with its plan to make them pay more for long-term care. She said it would help her in negotiating Britain's exit from the European Union. This would mean Britain's immediate and total withdrawal from the single market.

Her government has already triggered Article 50 of the EU Lisbon treaty which could see Britain formally leave the EU by March 30, 2019. That means the DUP will back the government on key votes, but it's not a coalition government or a broader pact.

The arrangement makes some Conservatives uneasy.

There was also unease within the Conservatives about the link-up with the DUP, which strongly opposes same-sex marriage and abortion.

Lee had experienced "life" under the Tory government of Margaret Thatcher and John Major, Labour under Tony Blair and Gordon Brown, and the coalition government of the Tory and Liberal Democratic parties under David Cameron.

"If the British government cannot play the role of mediator it is not obvious who can".

The new parliament will be sworn in Tuesday, but the real test for May is likely to come on June 19, when MPs are to vote on her programme after it is outlined in parliament by Queen Elizabeth II on June 19. The speech will be followed by several days of debate and a vote.

"The people of this country want control of their borders and an end to the disastrous policy of open-door immigration which has led to a rapidly-rising population, a funding crisis in health and education, pressure on housing and wages, and risky social alienation".

"I am delighted to see Labour do so well", the Independent senator from Vermont said in a Facebook post Saturday.

"We don't really think she has a mandate to now, she's really made a fool of herself and really, quite frankly, she should step aside and let us have a go".

"I can still be prime minister", Corbyn said.