Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn went on the offensive in an interview with the Daily Mirror on Saturday, vowing to oust Prime Minister Theresa May of the Conservatives "within a matter of days".
"That was not the result that we secured".
Instead of opting for a post-election shuffle, the Prime Minister retained key figures in her cabinet. The Telegraph said senior Conservatives including Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson, interior minister Amber Rudd and Brexit minister David Davis were taking soundings over whether to replace her.
But her party is deeply divided over what they want from Brexit and the result means British businesses still have no idea what trading rules they can expect in the coming years.
In Scotland, the Scottish National Party dropped a number of seats, as the Conservative Party made some rare gains.
Speaking Friday on Europe 1 radio, French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe said he doesn't believe British voters have changed their minds about leaving the bloc.
ANNA SOUBRY, Member of Parliament, Conservative Party: This is a very bad moment for the Conservative Party and we need to take stock, and our leader needs to take stock as well. May will face the tall task of first fending off challenges to her own leadership and then attempting to negotiate a satisfactory Brexit with a razor-thin majority.
By Friday morning, pressure was mounting on May, who called the snap election in the hope of increasing her majority and strengthening Britain's hand in exit talks with the European Union.
George Osborne, the former finance minister who stepped down at the election, told ITV that the results were "catastrophic" for his party.
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However, many top party officials have called for a "softer" process. The Conservatives remain the biggest party.
Corbyn said he did not think May had any credibility and it was "unclear" what kind of programme the Conservatives would be able to put forward.
Mrs May responded that the DUP deal "would provide stability and certainty for the United Kingdom going forward", her office said.
A source close to the DUP said the party was seeking more funding for the province and concessions for former British soldiers in exchange for supporting Mrs May.
May is trying to form a minority government after her Conservative Party lost its parliamentary majority in a June 8 snap election that she had called for back in April.
On Brexit, the DUP supports leaving the European Union but opposes a return to a "hard" border with Ireland - which could happen if May carries through her threat to walk away from the talks rather than accept a "bad deal".
"I question whether the new government can cobble together a majority for any version of Brexit-hard, soft, poached, scrambled, or deviled with Tabasco sauce-without losing the support of some Conservative MPs, and potentially losing a Commons vote", writes the BBC's Mark D'Arcy. It is due to present its platform for the next session in the Queen's Speech at the State Opening of Parliament on June 19.
"We will welcome any such deal being agreed, as it will provide the stability and certainty the whole country requires as we embark on Brexit and beyond".
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