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| Election results: Jeremy Corbyn calls on Theresa May to resign | Election results: Jeremy Corbyn calls on Theresa May to resign |
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| Jeremy Corbyn has called on Theresa May to resign after the PM lost her majority. | Jeremy Corbyn has called on Theresa May to resign after the PM lost her majority. |
| Speaking following his re-election as the MP for Islington North, the Labour leader said people had voted "for hope for the future". | Speaking following his re-election as the MP for Islington North, the Labour leader said people had voted "for hope for the future". |
| Mrs May visited Buckingham Palace at 12:30 BST to ask the Queen for permission to form a government. | |
| Earlier, the shadow chancellor John McDonnell suggested Labour could form a minority government. | Earlier, the shadow chancellor John McDonnell suggested Labour could form a minority government. |
| He told BBC News: "We have laid the foundations for a minority government, and then eventually a majority government." | He told BBC News: "We have laid the foundations for a minority government, and then eventually a majority government." |
| He said a Labour government would be formed "not through deals or coalitions but policy by policy". | He said a Labour government would be formed "not through deals or coalitions but policy by policy". |
| 'Lost confidence' | 'Lost confidence' |
| With one seat left to declare - Kensington - Labour has 261 seats behind the Conservatives' 318, with the SNP on 35 and Lib Dems on 12. | With one seat left to declare - Kensington - Labour has 261 seats behind the Conservatives' 318, with the SNP on 35 and Lib Dems on 12. |
| Mr Corbyn, who won his seat with more than 40,000 votes, said at the election count: "The prime minister called this election because she wanted a mandate. | Mr Corbyn, who won his seat with more than 40,000 votes, said at the election count: "The prime minister called this election because she wanted a mandate. |
| "Well the mandate she's got is lost Conservative seats, lost votes, lost support and lost confidence. | "Well the mandate she's got is lost Conservative seats, lost votes, lost support and lost confidence. |
| "I would have thought that's enough to go, actually, and make way for a government that will be truly representative of all of the people of this country." | "I would have thought that's enough to go, actually, and make way for a government that will be truly representative of all of the people of this country." |
| Labour has taken seats from the Conservatives including Battersea and Canterbury and has unseated former Lib Dem leader and Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg in Sheffield Hallam. The party also made gains in Scotland, which included regaining ex-PM Gordon Brown's former seat of Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath. | |
| Shadow foreign secretary Emily Thornberry said: "Obviously we're disappointed if we're not able to form a majority government." | Shadow foreign secretary Emily Thornberry said: "Obviously we're disappointed if we're not able to form a majority government." |
| But she added: "For us to have come from such a long way back, supposedly, to be in a position where we could form the next government is an extraordinary performance on behalf of the Labour Party and shows what we can do when we unite." | But she added: "For us to have come from such a long way back, supposedly, to be in a position where we could form the next government is an extraordinary performance on behalf of the Labour Party and shows what we can do when we unite." |
| Ms Thornberry was asked how Labour would able to form a minority government instead of the Conservatives and responded: "We would put forward a Queen's Speech and a Budget. Our Labour MPs would vote for it and we would call on the other parties to vote for it as well." | Ms Thornberry was asked how Labour would able to form a minority government instead of the Conservatives and responded: "We would put forward a Queen's Speech and a Budget. Our Labour MPs would vote for it and we would call on the other parties to vote for it as well." |
| If they did not: "It would then be up to them, wouldn't it, to explain to their constituents how it was that when given the choice, they let the Tories back in again." | If they did not: "It would then be up to them, wouldn't it, to explain to their constituents how it was that when given the choice, they let the Tories back in again." |
| SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon spoke during the election campaign of a desire to form a "progressive alternative" to the Tories and supporting Labour on a "case by case" basis if the numbers added up. However, Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn ruled out a formal deal with the SNP. | SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon spoke during the election campaign of a desire to form a "progressive alternative" to the Tories and supporting Labour on a "case by case" basis if the numbers added up. However, Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn ruled out a formal deal with the SNP. |
| Responding to the exit poll, Green Party co-leader Caroline Lucas said: "Any Green MPs elected tonight will do all they can to keep the Tories from Number 10, and back a Labour-led government on a case by case basis." | Responding to the exit poll, Green Party co-leader Caroline Lucas said: "Any Green MPs elected tonight will do all they can to keep the Tories from Number 10, and back a Labour-led government on a case by case basis." |
| However, the Liberal Democrat press office tweeted: "We are getting a lot of calls so just to be clear: No coalition. No deals." | However, the Liberal Democrat press office tweeted: "We are getting a lot of calls so just to be clear: No coalition. No deals." |
| In the 2015 general election, Labour won 232 seats under former leader Ed Miliband, down from the 258 seats secured in 2010. | In the 2015 general election, Labour won 232 seats under former leader Ed Miliband, down from the 258 seats secured in 2010. |
| It went into the 2017 election with 229 seats. | It went into the 2017 election with 229 seats. |
| When Prime Minister Theresa May announced the election in April, her Conservative Party had a big double-digit lead in many polls and hoped for a landslide victory. However, the campaign saw the Tories' poll lead narrowing. | When Prime Minister Theresa May announced the election in April, her Conservative Party had a big double-digit lead in many polls and hoped for a landslide victory. However, the campaign saw the Tories' poll lead narrowing. |
| Labour deputy leader Tom Watson called Mrs May "a damaged prime minister whose reputation may never recover". | Labour deputy leader Tom Watson called Mrs May "a damaged prime minister whose reputation may never recover". |
| Mr Watson said he thought Mr Corbyn's leadership of Labour was safe. "It would be very foolish for anyone to want to stand down in the Labour Party tonight after this result." | Mr Watson said he thought Mr Corbyn's leadership of Labour was safe. "It would be very foolish for anyone to want to stand down in the Labour Party tonight after this result." |
| But he added: "I can see Boris Johnson sharpening the knives for Theresa May after this result." | But he added: "I can see Boris Johnson sharpening the knives for Theresa May after this result." |