this is bbc news. we will have a look at the papers in a moment. first, the headlines. theresa may says she will lead a majority government, despite the general election ending in a hung parliament. the conservatives have 318 seats, eight short of a majority. labour of 262, the snp 35, the lib dems 12 and the dup ten. having secured the largest number of votes a nd having secured the largest number of votes and the greatest number of seats in the general election, it is clear that over the conservatives and the unionist party have the ability to provide that certainty by providing a majority in the house of commons. it was a great turnout for labour who gained 36, winning 40% of the vote. jeremy corbyn says he's ready to four —— form a majority

government. we are ready to put our programme into operation. it isn't a parliamentary majority for anybody at the present time. the party that has lost is the conservative party. the lib dems now have 12 seats, but theirformer the lib dems now have 12 seats, but their former leader the lib dems now have 12 seats, but theirformer leader nick the lib dems now have 12 seats, but their former leader nick clegg lost his seat. a bad night for nicola sturgeon and the governing scottish national party which lost 21 mps, including the seat held by alex salmond. the scottish conservatives gained 12 seats. the leader of the uk independence party paul nuttall is down with and§ and f: of the in parliament and its share of the collapsed. finally, a surge in the youth vote may have proved crucial tojeremy corbyn‘s gains last night. young voter turnout has been estimated at 72%, bringing us tomorrow.

with me are the journalist and conservative commentator tim montgomerie and the former labour adviser and comedian égafz—zagaeeega, thank you both for coming in. never a dull moment at the moment! starting with the front pages. the financial times has as its main story theresa may's weakened position on brexit after the election result. the daily mirror leads with theresa may's government alliance with the dup. the i calls theresa may's decision to call a snap general election ‘a catastrophic misjudgement‘. the times headline reads ‘may stares into the abyss', saying the prime minister was clinging onto power. tories turn on theresa says

the mail, reporting that mps are threatening to oust her within six months, after what it calls her disastrous election campaign. while the express says a drawn looking theresa may clings on to save eu exit. the guardian's headline ‘from hubris to humiliation‘ — saying mrs may has apologised to her party colleagues after losing