May called the snap vote in a bid to strengthen her mandate ahead of exit talks with the European Union.
Still the deal with the DUP risks upsetting the political balance in Northern Ireland. 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.
One-time leadership rival Owen Smith said: "I was clearly wrong in feeling that Jeremy was unable to do this well and I think he's proved me wrong and lots of people wrong and I take my hat off to him". And although this was an election that was supposed to be about Brexit, there was no debate whatsoever about what Brexit actually means.
Although pre-election polls suggested she would increase her majority, Islamist attacks in London and Manchester have put her under pressure, while campaign missteps have dented her reputation as a safe pair of hands. May's office said Saturday principles of an agreement had been reached, but the two sides later clarified that they are still talking. "It has to be said, young voters under 30 who disproportionately like the policies of Jeremy Corbyn were expected to turn out in quite low numbers and they turned out in droves yesterday and that really has pushed the agenda more in Jeremy Corbyn's favour and away from the conservatives who really tapped into an older constituency in recent elections", says French.
Britain's largely pro-Conservative press questioned whether May could remain in power. "We want to do it quickly, respecting the calendar", she said in comments reported by Sky News.
"She's staying, for now", one Conservative Party source told Reuters. "Let's get on with the job", he said.
"The French President Emmanuel Macron called to congratulate the Prime Minister, and said he was pleased that she would continue to be a close partner".
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A final pre-election projection published Thursday by pollster Michael Ashcroft predicted a Conservative majority of 76 seats, gaining ground as Labour and the Scottish nationalists slip back. The Times newspaper's front page declared "May stares into the abyss".
"The Conservatives have not yet broken the British system of democracy, but through their hubris and incompetence they have managed to make a mockery of it", it said in an editorial. Less than a year after May was propelled into Downing Street following Britain's surprise referendum decision to leave the European Union, party insiders were placing bets on how long she could last.
"This election is a rejection of May and hard Brexit", tweeted Alastair Campbell, a onetime adviser to former Labour Prime Minister Tony Blair.
May secured a return to Number 10 despite a dire election night which saw her party's presence in Westminster drop from 331 seats to 318, with the number of Labour MPs increasing by 32 seats to 262.
She has said she favours retaining the greatest possible level of access to Europe's single market.
The results were considered a victory for opposition leader Corbyn and a humiliating blow for May and her ruling party.
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