First of all, there is the reality of parliamentary maths.
Mrs May also ran a shockingly bad electoral campaign, wooden, lacking in authenticity and warmth, and devoid of any vision, a campaign which was largely concentrated on herself, despite her lack of charisma; it was, as a top Conservative strategist admitted, akin to "running a presidential election without a president". But as the dust settles on a totally unexpected result, we have to be honest about the challenges ahead.
May said Friday she looks forward to working with "our friends and allies" in the DUP. And the problem is there's a majority in the House of Commons who don't really believe in Brexit, who think that Britain should adopt a much softer form of Brexit rather than the harder form of Brexit that Theresa May was advocating.
MCDERMOTT: I know. Nobody knows at the moment - very confusing situation.
Labour gained 30 seats to win 262, with 40 percent of the vote compared to 42.4 percent for May. It was a tentative step but a step nonetheless.
Amid reports senior Tories were sounding out potential replacements for Mrs May, prominent Conservative MP Heidi Allen said the Prime Minister had six months at most left in Downing Street.
The Liberal Democrats said May should be "ashamed" of carrying on. In Scotland, the Conservatives did very well, capturing no fewer than 12 seats largely because voters are growing exhausted of the separatist message of the province's nationalist politicians.
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The Queen's Speech setting out the Government's programme is due on June 19, with a highly significant vote on its content expected after a few days' debate. We've broken the seal.
Theresa May suffered the loss of her two closest aides as they paid the price for the disastrous General Election result. "In other words, we could easily get to the middle of next week and it all collapses for her". A majority of people in Britain have embraced a more plural and open politics and it's critical that what happens next continues to build that vision.
PARKER: It's a really odd one because it wasn't just the opinion polls. I think, frankly, she should have resigned and maybe wanted to resign. One of the priorities for a progressive alliance is to get electoral reform.
However, former Conservative party leaders warned against any immediate change, with Iain Duncan Smith saying leadership contest would be a "catastrophe".
Writing in The Times she said: "Mrs May condoned their behaviour and turned a blind eye or didn't understand how destructive they both were". But, as in 2015, the translation of votes to seats in this election proves that the introduction of proportional representation is essential if we are to have a truly representative democracy in Britain.
May has so far not commented on the exact nature of the DUP-Conservative arrangement, nor on whether the relationship will impact on power-sharing negotiations. Ukip duly collapsed in the election on Thursday, yet many of its voters actually opted for Labour. "I am delighted to be able to support Theresa May to ensure that we have a Government capable of delivering on the people's wishes".
Ms Davidson, who became engaged to partner Jen Wilson in May 2016, told the BBC: "I was fairly straightforward with her (Mrs May) and I told her that there were a number of things that count to me more than the party".
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