Though Labour probably did not, in the end, win the day, and though far-left Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn seems still unlikely to become the next prime minister, the reality remains that Labour put in a far stronger showing than May expected when she called for elections in mid-April.
Johnson, one of the Conservatives' most popular politicians, tweeted that an article in the Mail on Sunday newspaper headlined "Boris set to launch bid to be PM as May clings on" was "tripe".
"I am backing Theresa may".
John Curtice, who oversees the exit poll for a consortium of broadcasters, said Friday that the Conservatives' final tally might be a bit higher than 314, but it was extremely unlikely they would get a majority.
"The mandate she has got is lost Conservative seats, lost votes, lost support and lost confidence", he said.
Brexit negotiations will be more hard for British Prime Minister Theresa May following the general election results, a think-tank expert said Friday. Meanwhile, the Labour Party surged, winning 29 seats in areas where the party's lukewarm support for the Brexit played well.
Her campaign unraveled after a policy U-turn on care for the elderly, while Corbyn's old-school socialist platform and more impassioned campaigning style won wider support than anyone had foreseen, notably from young voters, say analysts.
The Labour leader was just 2,227 votes away from being elected as the country's new Prime Minister.
It's unclear what Theresa May's next move will be, but pundits are suggesting she will likely strike a deal with the Democratic Unionist Party, who now hold 10 seats. May's office said Saturday principles of an agreement had been reached, but the two sides later clarified that they are still talking.
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'We will continue to work with our friends and allies in the Democratic Unionist Party in particular, ' May said, while DUP remained non-committal, only saying it would enter talks.
Downing Street said it hopes to finalize the deal next week, after Parliament resumes sitting.
Any such arrangement would be fraught with political risk for May, fuelling uncertainty among businesses over what the final terms of Britain's departure from the European Union would look like, and how it will affect future trade with the bloc.
The arrangement with the DUP will make governing easier, but it makes some Conservatives uneasy. Several Conservative lawmakers, including Scottish Conservative leader Ruth Davidson, raised concerns over the DUP's opposition to same-sex marriage.
A deal between the government and the DUP could also unsettle the precarious balance between Northern Ireland's British loyalist and Irish nationalist parties.
Labour voters were more likely to be concerned about the NHS and spending cuts - only eight per cent said Brexit was the most important factor in their vote.
Theresa May defeated her hard left Socialist opponent, Jeremy Corbyn, whose big government, high tax, heavy spending agenda promised to return the United Kingdom to the dark days of the 1970s, when Britain's economy was dubbed the "sick man" of Europe.
The Labour MP said he recognised the party ran an "effective campaign" but a Conservative was still in No 10. "This is just the first step".
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