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| Daily Mail and Sun turn on Theresa May for election 'gamble' | Daily Mail and Sun turn on Theresa May for election 'gamble' |
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| The Daily Mail, the Sun, and other newspapers that heavily backed Theresa May and the Conservatives before the general election accused her of running a shocking campaign and taking a gamble that backfired as they reacted to the result in overnight editions. | The Daily Mail, the Sun, and other newspapers that heavily backed Theresa May and the Conservatives before the general election accused her of running a shocking campaign and taking a gamble that backfired as they reacted to the result in overnight editions. |
| The Sun and the Daily Mail had criticised Jeremy Corbyn and supported May in the days before the election, but turned on the prime minister overnight as it became clear that the Conservatives would not win a majority in the general election. | The Sun and the Daily Mail had criticised Jeremy Corbyn and supported May in the days before the election, but turned on the prime minister overnight as it became clear that the Conservatives would not win a majority in the general election. |
| The Sun had urged its readers not to “chuck Britain in the Cor-bin” in its last edition before the election, but on Friday its front page headline was “Theresa Dismay”. | The Sun had urged its readers not to “chuck Britain in the Cor-bin” in its last edition before the election, but on Friday its front page headline was “Theresa Dismay”. |
| The Daily Mail, which has consistently backed May since she became Conservative leader last year, said on its front page: “Theresa on ropes as her big gamble backfires”. Mail Online, the Daily Mail’s website, was even more forceful as it led with the headline: “She’s blown it” on Friday morning. | The Daily Mail, which has consistently backed May since she became Conservative leader last year, said on its front page: “Theresa on ropes as her big gamble backfires”. Mail Online, the Daily Mail’s website, was even more forceful as it led with the headline: “She’s blown it” on Friday morning. |
| The Daily Telegraph, which also supported the Conservatives, said “Britain votes for chaos” while the Times described the vote as a “nightmare” for May and said she had been “humiliated”. | The Daily Telegraph, which also supported the Conservatives, said “Britain votes for chaos” while the Times described the vote as a “nightmare” for May and said she had been “humiliated”. |
| The Daily Mirror, which supported Labour, published a front page with the headline of “Cor Blimey!” while the Guardian, which also backed Labour, wrote: “Corbyn stuns the Tories”. | The Daily Mirror, which supported Labour, published a front page with the headline of “Cor Blimey!” while the Guardian, which also backed Labour, wrote: “Corbyn stuns the Tories”. |
| The Sun is owned by Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp. John Prescott, the former deputy leader of Labour, tweeted that he had heard from a “very good source” that Murdoch had “stormed out” of the Times election party after seeing the exit poll on Thursday night, which predicted that the Conservatives would fail to win a majority. | |
| Heard from very good source who was there that Rupert Murdoch stormed out of The Times Election Party after seeing the Exit Poll 😂 #Vote2017 | Heard from very good source who was there that Rupert Murdoch stormed out of The Times Election Party after seeing the Exit Poll 😂 #Vote2017 |
| George Osborne, the former chancellor and editor of the Evening Standard, was a guest on ITV’s election programme alongside Ed Balls, the former shadow chancellor. Osborne, whom the Mail accused of “beaming” as the results came in, said the exit poll was “completely catastrophic” for the Conservatives and warned that May would find it difficult to survive as leader without a majority. | George Osborne, the former chancellor and editor of the Evening Standard, was a guest on ITV’s election programme alongside Ed Balls, the former shadow chancellor. Osborne, whom the Mail accused of “beaming” as the results came in, said the exit poll was “completely catastrophic” for the Conservatives and warned that May would find it difficult to survive as leader without a majority. |