how far for many conservative mps about how faers for many conservative mps about how far mrs may isadapt, listen and repackaged her leadership. whether she will stand by them or let them go because many tory mps take the view that if she hunkered down with them it will be business as usual and it will not bind the party together and makes her prospects of survival even shorter. and what does all of that mean for brexit talks? they are imminent. we heard that over and over again doing the campaign. there are two camps who want to get on with brexit and a great fear is that if the talks are put on hold then it is used as a device to unlock the whole brexit process overview is to go through it. the view of the nonhybrid brexit supporters, is let us nonhybrid brexit supporters, is let us take another look at this. those who support remain see this as an opportunity to take off the table the idea of no deal. so there will bea the idea of no deal. so there will be a tussle about the tory approach to brexit albeit the talks will begin next monday. i think that will just be a handshake. hel

the conservatives and dupi understanding between the conservatives and dup. the result of the elections will have no major impact on the negotiations. we are desperately waiting for. the government i'll lead will put fairness and opportunity at the heart of everything we do. so that we will fulfil the promise of brexit together and over the next five years build a country in which no one and no community is left behind. theresa may vows to stay on as prime minister despite a disastrous night at the polls which saw the conservatives lose their majority. the uk now has a hung parliament. she arrived back here in downing street after going to see the queen. she said she would stay on as certainty is what the country needs most. i have just been to see her majesty, the queen. i will now form a government, a government to provide certainty and lead britain forward at this critical time for our country. the snap general election has for the conservatives — they've lost 12 seats — labour has gained 29. the labour leaderjeremy corbyn has confounded expectations — gai

and the conservatives and labour, a swing into conservative territory of about 2%.wing in every seat, these seats would go read from blue. labour would take those seats but swing is not ever really applied uniformly, let's watch what actually happened and you see labour had performed swing by actually going beyond the hand of the swingometer and taking some of the conservative seats that you might think they had no right to take, actually, right at the top, almost off the swingometer, that. is canterbury with the 10,000 majority, 8% there, that is battersea and portsmouth south, and to those as well. partly the labour vote surging in remain areas, young people voting for the first time coming out for labour. the swing actually was not representative of labour's performance in some seats they needed to win and they took them off the conservative party by turbo—charging and did well at the rubble is a great offset for the conservative party and it was in scotland. let's look at the swing in scotla nd scotland. let's look at the swing in scotland and see what has happe

the conservatives, 13,000 761. 24% for the conservatives.ral democrat to labour, 4%. certainly a long speech being made! he may be coming to the end. i hope the defeated nick clegg will be the next to speak. i think it's worth hanging on for that. voters tell pollsters they want politicians to put nation before party. nick clegg did that massively after the 2010 election. it looks as if voters don't reward politicians who put nation before party. ladies and gentleman, i'd like to invite nick clegg to say a few words. thank you. thank you very much for... applause thank you very much for this opportunity to say a few words and i'd like to start by congratulating jared on his spectacular victory stop its been the greatest privilege of my political life to represent this wonderful constituency sheffield hallam for the last 12 years, and! sheffield hallam for the last 12 years, and i wishjared o'mara all the best of luck in representing the families and communities in sheffield hallam, with the dedication that they deserve and i also others who

they voted for more conservatives are voted for more conservatives are voted in record numbers for conservativest the process of being in government. she called this election in order to get a stronger hand she felt she needed. the suggestion now is that a hard brexit is off the table. do you believe that there should now be more of a consensual approach, perhaps with some of the other parties, about how to deal with one of the great questions of our time, leaving the european union? i have been on record to say whether she had a majority of 90, 120, 640, that we should always stretch beyond our comfort them. we should always stretch to other parties. but i don't recognise the idea of hard or soft brexit. i think we test that we have got to have is can we leave the european union without causing damage either to ourselves, or sue our partners. and i think that is perfectly possible. -- or to our partners. should she leave out the liberal democrats or labour?|j partners. should she leave out the liberal democrats or labour? i think she has made offers in terms of involving people in talks, of reg

conservatives, he said, tend instinctively towards conservation.forced up the cost of housing, so those laws should be relaxed. environmentalists oppose his appointment. this is a really concerning appointment for young people. michael gove tried to take climate change out of the national curriculum for schools. we know young people are really concerned about the environment. if this is an attempt to engage with the youth vote, it is a bad start. it was over climate change mr gove most enraged environmentalists, notjust by 20 y bit off the geography curriculum, notjust by 20 wiping it off the geography curriculum, but by trying to prevent a colleague from attending climate change talks. he has voted against amendments to reduce emissions. clean air strategy. it is a tremendous opportunity to do a job at the heart of government which will ensure we enhance one of our greatest assets, our countryside. i want to do everything i can to make sure we pass on the environment in a stronger condition to the next generation. he will face formidable challenge

and ross, conservative voter.a lot of constituencies, we had a massive increase in the conservative vote, in don valley, my constituency, a 64% increase in voter turnout, 9000 more votes going to the conservatives so in an area where people are taken for granted it is a labour constituency, now it is very winnable in the next election for the conservative party if we play out the conservative party if we play our cards right. next election, that could be any time soon! hopefully not any time soon, i need a rest! i think we all need a rest. what do you think of this tie—up with the dup? i'm not optimistic about a tie—up with the dup, i hope a strong government can produce a brexit that people voted for to keep the economy stable, reinforce enthusiastic and from businesses in the uk economy. i'm reallyjust hoping we don't get into any economic problems as a result of it. it is fair to say despite your political differences, you are all agreed it is good news is that there are more young people voting. definitely. a

and i know you voted conservative, and you're very much conservative, and you're very much conservativewe can get a strong leadership to lead us through brexit and towards prosperity, because i don't think labour would have given us that. i think the voters have said, labour is not what we want, however a massive tory landslide is not what we want, either. we have to look at the election and say, where do people go wrong, what do the people want, and try and address that. which i think theresa may didn't, she was very absent. when you arrived early on, you looked fairly fed up. yeah, i thought that when she called the election, i was surprised, and i thought, yes, she's going to win this landslide. i thought, she has got this in the bag. and it has gone so badly wrong for her. unbelievable. i am gone this morning, i'm afraid. but you say to me that you've just got to get on with it? you've got to. like isaid in get on with it? you've got to. like i said in the referendum, everybody wa nts i said in the referendum, everybody wants another referendum. we can't keep calling elections until

politics within the conservative, here and the eu?litics within the conservative, here and the eu? it is difficult to see how she survives very long on the national stage after such an appalling election result and campaign where she was front and centre. for northern ireland, the conservatives have long had a position that they are openly pro—union and they don't have the neutral position of labour. that has not been an impediment in the past to get a deal. the deal in belfast is between the dup and sinn fein are not the referee in the middle. if they can agree a deal that will ultimately be what gets power—sharing back. every single one of the dup's 28 mlas are out of a job so they have a vested interest in getting that show back on the road. very good to have your thoughts. political editor of the newsletter, and sam mcbride. it is a hugely complicated issue for theresa may and politicians here in northern ireland. it seems at the moment that she needs the dup more than the dup need her. we expect the discussions to start soon in a

when the conservatives did that deal with the conservatives did that deal with the lib dems, not onlytion, which offer greater stability, they sat on a majority between the two of them but of around 50. the difference now is that you add together the conservatives and dup and the majority is still absolutely tiny, which means a very, very small number of conservative mps — pretty much the number you could fit in a big taxi — are sufficient to hold the prime minister to ransom at any point they choose to. thank you robert, chris. let's gone out our correspondent gareth gordon in belfast and we will be back to downing street as soon as there is any movement because they will be coming out and speaking, we hope. tell us first of all what the reaction there is going to be to this deal. that very much depends what is that deal. if itjust money alone, one can seems that the parties will ultimately welcome a deal. who is going to turn their nose but lots of money for education, and infrastructure, if thatis education, and infrastructure, if that is all it is? if there is anything political i

ideological for so many conservative mps. we saw cameron two years ago achieving a working majority, and then proceeding not because of popular demand, but because of pressure from his own party to having that referendum which pushed him out of office. now theresa may repeating exactly the same cycle. >> is it right in your opinion that theresa may goes and thinks about her position now or that she actually tries to form a government with the backing of the dup and just carries on, but significantly worse position than she was in yesterday? >> i think it is possible she may try to soldier on for a while, but i think it is pretty inconceivable to imagine that she can be the british leader in the brexit negotiations because she simply won't be credible as representing a stable majority in the uk. >> who would be credible then? a tory or would it be somebody at the head of the minority government, possibly led by jeremy corbyn or another? >> i think a parliamentary arithmetic suggests the conservatives have to form the governmen

to all political conservatives.y says nothing will derail them. really interesting hearing people's voices. very much what we are trying to reflect. coffee has just arrived. 0ur eagle eyed fillip spotted earlier that lou has a blanket around her legs, because there is a d raft. as you can see we d raft. as you can see we are d raft. as you can see we are at westminster this morning, a special programme reflecting and looking ahead to what lies ahead in terms of theresa may‘s administration. tell us what is important you. we will try to get some of those questions answered. stay with us. the headlines are coming up. hello, this is breakfast with charlie stayt and louise minchin. coming up before 8:00, philip will have the weather. we are here in westminster, discussing the fallout of the latest general election, what it means for us general election, what it means for us and what it means in parliament. we will be live to downing street through the morning, where theresa may will just be through the morning, where th

the conservative party are known for their fast—moving conservative party are known for theirfast—movingng nature of wendy sends weakness. regicide is one of the things the party is known for. already, people are talking about who the content designed to replace theresa may. borisjohnson, david davis, amber rudd, a lot of people looking to be the next prime minister. lucy fisher, thanks very much forjoining us. much more from an unexpectedly busy westminster. we'll pause now to catch up with the weather prospects whenever you are in the country. let's get all the details. the low pressure is driving the weather system across the uk. there is some rain to be had below that. lovely sunny and warm afternoon in the south—eastern corner. a scattering of showers creeps into scotland and northern ireland later on. temperatures doing well. the rain does start to drift further east this evening and overnight but the rain becomes light and patchy. a scattering of showers in scotland and northern ireland. temperatures no lower than about 14. we could be no lower than 16 or 17 in some parts of the s

the conservatives for 100 years.ms from videos on social media which had tens of millions of views and shares. a lot of young people as well don't really read all the newspapers that were kind of doing their smear campaign against jeremy corbyn, so i think people underestimated how effective sharing stories and photographs was. university fees and for people going back, it is over a fresh and you see someone who will stick to his word. what do you think about his image and the campaign varane?” what do you think about his image and the campaign varane? i think he did well, he did turn up to the debates and tirade didn't —— he ran. i think people were quite interested in his antiestablishment rhetoric and people sat on the backbenches and people sat on the backbenches and fighting for the small people, the little man, for 30 years. insiders at labour hq said this result was absolutely a victory for jeremy corbyn. they say the interviews voters, especially the young, by offering clear, popular policies —— infused. the

conservatives didn't.m the principles which i thought worked really well, the opening 10 pages, the rest was negative. jon: it stopped being a one issue election. the market has to deal with it. one row through, we blew through stocks, markets have to figure out what is going on now. if you do get a proper, parliament, you will see 1.27 and a parliament. we expect underperforming swaps tomorrow, if this poll is accurate. jon: the emphasis is on the word if right now. jordan rochester, great research on this. and phillip blon, he will be sticking with us. coming up on the programming, 2015 proved crucial to the overall election result. affectht the anti-brexit us this time around? from london on bloomberg tv and radio, this is bloomberg. ♪ ♪ the united kingdom appears to be headed for a hung parliament. according to exit polls, they fall short of a majority, with only 314 seats, down from 330. meanwhile, jeremy corbyn and his 266, up from6 -- 229. jon: the market has to adjust and it reacts lower for the ca

to all conservatives.g to be around the corner? i can't, ijust can't. you hope the murder mystery might be easier to solve! ahead lies a journey into brexit negotiations few could imagine. theresa may says nothing will derail them. really interesting hearing some of those conversations going on across the country. let's introduce you to two mps this morning. ed vaizey, conservative, for didcot and?l sarahjones, conservative, for didcot and?l sarah jones, croydon conservative, for didcot and?l sarahjones, croydon south. good morning to you both. you will be less only a face to people, as well as making the link, we were speaking to gavin barwell, whom you beat in this election. i did, yes. it was quite an extraordinary turnaround. explain to people first of all the scale of what happened in your constituency? well, i fought the election in 2015, and we lost by 165 votes. this time, i won byjust over 5500 votes. and it has been an extraordinary election, to go from where we started, where probably gavin feld

voted conservative, i am a member of the conservative party, i voted remain, ifelt the conservative partyy politics withjeremy corbyn. i found there was no credible middle ground which is where a lot of the populists would go. so i agree that brexit is the main thing we need to look at at the moment. ifelt main thing we need to look at at the moment. i felt that a boat for theresa may would get that sorted so we could afterwards concentrate on things the country needs sorting out. you an activist. have you guys wa nt to out. you an activist. have you guys want to politics recently because sometimes people say, perhaps u nfa i rly sometimes people say, perhaps unfairly that young people are not fundamentally engaged, is that changing? i never used to watch the news or really get involved with politics, to be honest but recently i've realised that the lack of knowledge of politics, what is going on, and even the language of politics, it creates a negative stigma in the minds of young people. now that things are coming to light, young people are really getting involved, it has changed my opi

that appeared to go further than what was in the conservative party manifesto which spokein conservative which spoke in language a firm intentions and pledged not to increase vat but there was no unequivocal pledge not to raise income tax. theresa may did not reflect michael fallon‘s language when invited to. she spoke of the firm intention to reduce tax rate for ordinary working families but nothing for higher earners or whether they would freeze and contacts across the board. i think there is a tension between the party between the prime minister not wanting to box herself in. the government had to perform a pretty embarrassing u—turn over increases to national insurance earlier in the year when the previous manifesto said there would be none. theresa may will have that firmly in her mind. with five days to go, on the other hand, they are keen to appeal to the traditional conservative base and those they are worried will not be bothered to vote, by giving clear promises —— but giving clear promises —— but giving clear promises is tricky. an interesting remark earlier, when she reminded

there are no other allies for the conservative party, so allies for the conservative party, so if shehe ten dup mps here in westminster, frankly, she won't get the queen's speech through and we will be looking at the nightmare spectre of another election next few months. there has to be a confidence and supply arrangement reached with the dup. because they are the only supplier, that must mean that the price tag will be higher. how high do you think the price tag will be? the dup want to reward their own community and northern ireland more generally with infrastructure projects, which is easy to do. the government can give more money to northern ireland. the on that, there are more controversial areas, because the dup want to continue their veto on same—sex marriage, which the dup has blocked five times in northern ireland assembly debates. the assembly is currently semi—suspended, but there is a return to devolution, the dup will wa nt to return to devolution, the dup will want to consolidate that. for social conservatives, there is the continuing issue of the actions of british sold

theresa may and the conservatives need the dup far more than the dup near the conservatives.ern ireland and they, frankly, their needs are not anything like the needs are not anything like the needs of the conservative party. theresa may is friendless at when —— westminster other than the dup, theresa may is friendless at when —— westminster otherthan the dup, so it isa westminster otherthan the dup, so it is a pact of necessity. some of theissues it is a pact of necessity. some of the issues well illustrated by ruth davidson's comments. the conservative leader in scotland has picked up on some of the dup‘s positions on various issues. some people might find unpalatable and that has become an issue with gay rights, to do with abortion, same—sex marriages let's hear what she had to say. i spoke with the prime minister this morning and i told her there were a things are worried us, one thing is country and the other is gay and transgender rights. i asked for reassurance that if any deal was done with the dup, there would be no recession of lgbti writes. we tried to use it the i

homes might go conservative supporters, fearing their family homes might go to conservative supportersmes might go to pay ca re theirfamily homes might go to pay care bills theirfamily homes might go to pay ca re bills after theirfamily homes might go to pay care bills after they had gone. that forced a u—turn, a u—turn she unconvincingly tried to deny. nothing has changed. nothing has changed. we are offering a long—term solution for the sustainability of social care for the future. but no one really believed it. are you embarrassed by this u—turn, prime minister? tory poll rating suffered. furious tories blamed her advisers, and theresa may's way of relying on them, fiona hill and and theresa may's way of relying on them, fiona hilland nick timoney, who is said to have come up with the vote loser of a planned. will he last? through the campaign, tv and radio appearances were dominated by a handful of trust administers, one in particular, who was sent to debate when her boss said no. theresa may may not be here but i hope to make a good fist of it. today, the focus is on tories who wa

are conservatives who have those concerns. . . are you conservatives who have those concerns...people whose ideas you don't like? says the last election, theresa may and david cameron were operating on a slim majority anyway. the dup supported them in all kinds of votes that you or i would not be talking about on tv and it didn't worry tory backbenchers then what the dup position was. and northern ireland generally doesn't seem to bother this tory party very much at all. nobody here talks about the fa ct all. nobody here talks about the fact the assembly has collapsed several months ago. they haven't been able to put humpty dumpty back together again. that seems to be of no concern to the prime minister before or since the election. she didn't even visit northern ireland to help out with that issue. a final thought about timescale because it's not on anyone's side, is it?|j suspect it won't be a coalition. we already know that. it will be eight confidence and supply arrangement,

conservatives, includi defence senior conservatives, including the defence secretary and foreign secretaryhere near as explicit. is it being rewritten? our position on tax has not changed. we have set it out in the manifesto. what people will know when they‘ve vote on thursday, it is the conservative party who a lwa ys it is the conservative party who always has and is a low tax party. it is our intention to reduce taxes for ordinary working families. what does the conservative manifesto say on tax question at the last election david cameron promise not to increase income tax, national insurance or vat. the 2017 ma nifesto, insurance or vat. the 2017 manifesto, only the pledge on vat remains. promising to raise the level at which people pay the standard and higher amount of tax would also amount to a reduction. theresa may could have tough brexit talks ahead. there is no pledge not to increase income tax was that she and her colleagues are talking about tax today because they want to refocus attention in this campaign about what would happen if a labour chancellor moves into number 11 down

party or between the conservative party or between the conservative party or between the conservative the dup. the prime minister may be back in number ten, but not how she had hoped. without her key aides, dependent on support from the dup, thejob of governing here is harder than ever. so what might the democratic unionist party demand in return for their loyalty, and how will any deal affect the politics of northern ireland? here's john campbell. political views here are firmly held and slow to change. on saturday mornings for the last five years, unionist protesters have gathered at belfast city hall, opposing a council policy to reduce the numbers of days on which it flies the union flag — a decision may feel undermines their british identity. they welcome the dup‘s new influence. from a loyalist point of view, i think northern ireland is in the best position, we have ever been in. we could not have wished for anything better than a hung parliament. what should they be asking for? first off, they should be asking to stop the witchhunt against the british army. just across the stre

the conservatives are eight short.e speaker doesn't vote. nonetheless, the conservatives can have a go at it because they have the most seats in parliament. and that's what theresa may's doing right now. she's taking initiative. she went off to see the queen just after lunchtime today because she thinks she can form a government. what she has to ensure is that by the time they come to the queen's speech, there's a majority of mps in parliament that will support her platform. or to put it another way, she has to ensure there is a majority of mps that aren't going to vote against it. so let's take a look at the numbers. what i'm going to do is i'm going to build a left—leaning alliance. not a coalition, but parties on the left that might supportjeremy corbyn. there is 261 for labour. we put in the snp, the liberal democrats. let's put in plaid cymru, and also the one green mp. and you'll see that they're short of the magic number, and actually shorter than the conservatives' number on 313. so they're five short of where

douglas ross, scottish conservative and unionist...ne of the night's more dramatic moments. significant tory gains across scotland, 12 new seats, have helped keep theresa may in downing street tonight, and they are convinced it was their promise to block another referendum that created those victories. nobody, not me, not anyone, is expecting the snp to give up on independence. that is what it believes, and it is a perfectly honourable position to take. but what people do expect is that right now the snp gives scotland a break. simply put, scotland has had its fill. scottish labour are also claiming victory of a sort. now with seven mps, up from just one, they are back from the brink of extinction, saved by a corbyn surge, despite the scottish leadership‘s opposition to him. the success of our results is a combined message of being a pro—union party, talking up the benefits of the united kingdom but also showing how we can do things differently, how to reject austerity and build a better future for the many. the lib dems got their scot

he described conservative tax plans as "in chaos" today. we cannot go on underfunding public services and allowing inequality to grow with young people unable to achieve the best they can. ariana grande makes a surprise visit to fans injured in the terror attack at her gig last week ahead of her benefit concert tomorrow evening. at least ten people have been reported killed following explosions at a funeral in the afghan capital kabul. —— at least six —— six people have been reported killed. hope for ovarian cancer patients as a new drug shows promising results, shrinking tumours. and at 3:30pm, a look at how social media can impact the general election. that's click, coming up in half an hour. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. theresa may has insisted that conservative party policy on income tax has not changed. one of her senior cabinet colleagues had suggested that the tax would not go up even for higher earners. the tory manifesto does not include a promise on income tax, but in a newspaper interview the defence secretary, sir mic

after the conservative lost majority in parliament.y get this opened sharply higher on hope that is the weaker sterling, the british pound is going to mean a bigger british import. that could be good for economy. ftse up 61 points right now. lauren: gaining throughout the show. here in the u.s. after crossing record territory nasdaq record high of the year, futures are still higher, nasdaq futures up 6, dow futures up 38, everybody up for the week. cheryl: the markets here at home got some support after it appears that president trump was vindicated yesterday in the testimony of former fbi director james comey, now trump's lawyer is set to file a barrage of lawsuits. lauren: there's this. uber ceo travis is in hot water this time because of an e-mail he sent to employees about sex rules. you will not believe the story. cheryl: yeah, we are going to hold off on the comments on that one for sure. good morning, everybody. it is 5:31 a.m. here in new york. it's friday june 9th, good morning. i'm cheryl casone. lauren: big week of news, goo

what does the conservative manifesto say on tax?the last election david cameron promised not to increase income tax, national insurance or vat. in the 2017 manifesto, only the pledge on vat remains. if theresa may is returned to downing street, she has the prospect of tough brexit talks but she is not boxing on tax. 0ur colleagues are talking about tax today because they wa nt to talking about tax today because they want to refocus attention in this campaign on what would happen if a labour chancellor moves into number 11. how are you doing? all right? i am now i have met you. labour says the policy of making the better off and big businesses pay more is popular and the conservatives lack clarity. there is chaos going on at the top of the government. what labour is offering is no tax rises or insurance rises or vat rises. —— national insurance rises for 95% of the population. an increase in corporation tax and some other tax increases at the top end to pay for social care. the lib dems said he would increase... it might be an attemp

party, and certainly between the conservative party and the dup.sus with the dup in order to govern here. in order to lead a minority government, she will have to balance competing demands on most every front. considering notjust the position of the dup on some issues, but that of her own mps, too. in scotland, there are no 13 of them, the backing is essential to the prime minister. the party leader here already suggesting a revised approach to brexit. the conservative party, having failed to win a majority, needs to work with others. we can look again at what we hope to achieve in leaving the european union, and i hope to be involved in those discussions. the prime minister might be back in number ten but in a position far from what she had hoped. she has lost two most trusted aides, she has lost her majority in the house of commons, and the job of leading has become much harder. joining me now is our political correspondent gary o'donoghue. a replacement for the two people who have left today. he was an mp himself until thursday. yes, he was one

you are a conservative voter.n, hejokes around and all this, but we mustn't dismiss him as an extremely clever politician and very experienced politician and very experienced politician and very experienced politician and therefore, as we say, ifjeremy politician and therefore, as we say, if jeremy corbyn politician and therefore, as we say, ifjeremy corbyn could have so many votes, i cannot see why boris johnson can't. ok. let me ask both of you about the scottish conservative leader, ruth davidson and her influence on theresa may when it comes to brexit. just outline for our audience the differences between ruth davidson's approach to brexit and theresa may's and why ruth davidson has this approach? she is a centrist politician. she is the sort of person who would appeal across—the—board including person who would appeal across—the—boa rd including to person who would appeal across—the—board including to some labour voters. scotland is a country in which people actually want to see more immigration because it's

you voted conservative? i voted conservative with a heavy heart.now, how will we get through brexit. lance, you are a lib dem voter. how are you feeling today? bittersweet. i think four are you feeling today? bittersweet. ithink fourgains are you feeling today? bittersweet. i think four gains is good. in new places as well. the thing for me, on the other side of the bitter side, it was nick clegg losing his seat. were you shocked? no comment. when i said tho you earlier, you put your head in your hands, didn‘t you? yeah but now the cameras are rolling! but, it was quite good what they were saying as nick clegg was they were saying as nick clegg was the reason i was enthused in politics. has it changed how you feel about politics? not necessarily. it has made me more determined to change minds, if that makes sense. like these guys, do you feel like there is more support with young people? is it something you are talking about more? the weird thing about the election, after the brexit, after the eu referendum, everybody on my facebook page started to

so it's not a big surprise, especially when you have a conservative party that's not conservative by american standards. so the results ought not to be a surprise to anyone who sees that the conservative government there has tried to cater to labor issues by spending more government money and it didn't work out for them. charles: it's early and we'll probably hear something from president trump soon. what do you think this means for american politics as the republicans in washington, d.c. can't seem to get their act together. we don't have any major legislative wins. a lot of bills have gone through and executive orders have gone through. we won't talk much about polls since the polls were wrong. but you get a sense, all of a sudden this major movement is fizzling out around the world, and you have to be concerned by the happening here. >> the first thing i would remember is this is based on exit polling. let's wait and see the results come in. it's different in america. here in america we vote with our wallets. we want to see jobs and the economy. look at the markets in europe react

theresa may has insisted that conservative party policy on income tax has not changed. cabinet colleagues had suggested that the tax would not go up even for higher earners. the tory manifesto does not include a promise on income tax, but in a newspaper interview the defence secretary, sir michael fallon, said the only way people could be sure of not paying more tax was to vote conservative. 0ur political correspondent leila nathoo reports. the last push to win over undecided voters and shore up support among the tory base. theresa may forced to clarify the conservative's tax policy this morning after senior cabinet members suggested income tax rises would be off the table. 0ur position on tax hasn't changed. we've set that out in the manifesto. what people will know when they go to vote on thursday is that it is the conservative party that always has been, is and always will be, a low tax party and it is our firm intention to reduce taxes for ordinary working families. her manifesto only ruled out increasing vat, claiming the conservatives' intention was to reduce taxe

conservative heartland.nsider the political ramifications. the let's get to a chief investment officer for the asia-pacific. i will not get bogged down into the political discourse, let's talk about market implications. we have been talking about gold, the yen, sterling, cable. what about equities in the u.k.? our exporters doing better? 4100 will see the outperforming the 250. have ar sterling does more global feel. my sense is, we have had been enignreactions -- b reaction so far. the market is less willing to go into these particular events, leveraged one way or the another. brexit and the trump election have put us off that. it has put us more comfortable. rishaad: we have gotten used to shocks. >> exactly. think about the hang seng futures on brexit and how much it reacted to that event. rishaad: every time we have reaction it gets taken back. at a quicker and quicker pace. >> the leverage community were well-positioned and got cleaned up. shy, we are twice holding off. that is not to say there will not

the conservatives in scotla nd brexit.viously said the uk should have the largest amount of access to the single market possible. so, there's going to be an area there where she will be able to flex muscles. she had a good result here, the best result conservatives have had in scotland since 1983. and she has got some clout. she is definitely part of the reason why theresa may is still in downing street this morning. let's talk about the other aspects of the deal with the dup as well. senior sinn fein leaders say they're concerned that a deal between the dup and the conservatives could put the northern ireland peace process at risk. power sharing in stormont broke down in january, and nationalists say they expect the british government to remain neutral in efforts to revive it. this current arrangement may well prove to be reckless, but we will have to wait and see. we have argued for some considerable time that the british government have been working in cahoots with particularly the democratic unionist party, to the disa

i think this is the conservatives?her quite bad week for the conservatives and their campaign. the first signs of misfire came at the manifesto launch, launching it at the social care policy which other parties have been naming the dementia packs. throughout the week a series of criticisms for the prime minister, for not turning up for the last tv debate and sending amber rudd instead —— the dementia segment. this will be seen at conservative party headquarters i think as another knot. but so many twists and turns in this election campaign. how much, anne, could this be seen as a minor distraction? the conservatives we re well minor distraction? the conservatives were well ahead and thought this would not get to a serious enough matter to be sent to the crown prosecution service in the first place. they could be found innocent in the end and he has put up a strong defence themselves today, mr mackinlay, but it is another problem, another thing you would probably rather not have around, and as it happens, and in this ca

matthew parris, a former conservative mp has said you and your team former conservative mp has said youou and your team are insulting our intelligence with stupid slogans. do you think that you have been running an undignified campaign?” you think that you have been running an undignified campaign? i have been running a campaign which has been setting out the clear choice that the british people have on thursday, i have been setting out the very real challenges that the government will face over the next five years but this isn'tjust will face over the next five years but this isn't just about a choice for the next five years, because what we do in government after this election will set this country on a path for decades to come. it's a really important moment of change for our country. that choice is between the strong and stable leadership of me and my team providing that plan for those brexit negotiations and a clear vision for a stronger, fairer more prosperous britain. orjeremy corbyn, and a coalition of chaos. itv? yes. itv news. prime minister, we heard from you and jeremy corby

so what is the conservative manifesto saying on tax? cameron promised not to increase income tax, national insurance or vat. but in the 2017 manifesto, only the pledge on vat remains. although promising to raise the level at which people pay the standard and higher rates of tax would also amount to a reduction. if theresa may is returned to number ten downing st, she has the prospect of tough brexit talks, but her manifesto doesn‘t box her in on income tax. there is no pledge not to increase it. but colleagues are talking about tax today because they‘re trying to refocus attention in this campaign on what would happen if a labour chancellor came to number 11 downing st. but labour said they have nothing to hide on tax. they claim a policy of making the better off and big business pay more is popular and it is the conservatives who lack clarity. i think there is complete chaos going on at the top of the government. what labour are offering is no tax rises or national insurance rises or vat rises 95% of the population. increase in corpora

people of that age just a bit baffled, why they would vote conservative.he young jeremy corbyn fans. they only have to pay £1 to join the party and he is galvanising them. they think that money grows on trees! ifjeremy corbyn is offering or peddling hope, that is what use is all about, hope. or peddling hope, that is what use is allabout, hope. but or peddling hope, that is what use is all about, hope. but i think it is all about, hope. but i think it is astonishing that the tories went out of their way to is not alienate but certainly sow seeds of doubt amongst their coffee —— their core voters. if that was their attempt to say we know that young people should not be paying the fuel allowance for rich pensioners, they did not do that in a good way. of course the a nswer that in a good way. of course the answer is you want a strong economy and entrepreneurial stuff, but nothing about aspiration. and the lib dems, you know, and the snp... well the lib dems had their ma nifesto well the lib dems had their manifesto launch in a discotheque! appealing to young

party and between the conservative party and between the conservative party and between the conservativemay is seeking support from democratic unionist party to govern here. for more talks are under way today. in order to lead a minority government she will have to balance competing demands on every front, considering not just the demands on every front, considering notjust the position of demands on every front, considering not just the position of the demands on every front, considering notjust the position of the dup on some issues, but that of her own mps. in scotland there are now 13 of them and they are essential to the prime minister. the party leader here suggesting a revised approach to brexit. what is clear is the conservative party having failed to wina conservative party having failed to win a majority needs to work with others, which means we can look again at what we hope to achieve as we leave the eu and i want to be involved. the prime minister may be backin involved. the prime minister may be back in number10, involved. the prime minister may be back in number 10, but in

a lot of conservatives, some senior conservatives telling my colleague norman smith that if those two leadership challenge would be mounted this coming monday. but they have now gonein coming monday. but they have now gone in the last half—hour. let's head back to downing street and norman smith is following it all from there. where they pushed? 0rdid theyjump? i from there. where they pushed? or did theyjump? i think it was a bit of both. there are probably shuffling towards the battlements and ushered towards there at the same time. there was a recognition that within team theresa may if the prime minister was to shore up her premiership, then she could not cling on to these two advisers, such was the animosity towards them. what was the animosity towards them. what was regarded as their role in the flawed election campaign, in the widely criticised manifesto and in particular, that contentious policy on social care. there were also criticised for the culture and the atmosphere. the blame for it within downing street with one former insider saying they created a dysfunctional and to

conservative victory.he gap has narrowed. all the dots are individual polls. the line shows how they have been moving. in the last few weeks, labour has risen dramatically, but still below the tories. yougov has tried to use its data to forecast the likely result in every seat, which has led to the most eye—catching prediction of all —a most eye—catching prediction of all — a hung parliament. that is out of kilter with pretty much every other forecasts. the thing is, though, which method will be the most accurate? someone is likely to look pretty smart and others will end up with egg on their faces once we know the result on the 9th ofjune. chris morris reporting. in northern ireland, next week's vote will be the fourth time voters have gone to the fourth time voters have gone to the polls in 13 months. how much does identity affect the vote? chris butler reports. to understand politics and how people vote in northern ireland, you have to understand just how important identity is, and that is expressed in

i have never voted for the conservatives. i would find that really ha rd. the conservatives. as you would think. i am a mass of contradictions. i am a member of the snp but i am not pro independence. i instinctively want to belong to the uk, europe and the world. i'm slightly different, i am pro—europe andl slightly different, i am pro—europe and i would rather leave the uk to remain in europe. that is more important. stirling is not a marginal. the snp has a big majority here. but this is a constituency where the electorate has shown they are open to changing their minds. and if, and it is a big if, at the seats changed hands again, it might indicate another shift in scotland's political allegiances is underway. lorna gordon, bbc news, stirling. the headlines on bbc newsroom live: the conservative candidate for south thanet, craig mackinlay, and a senior tory party official and his agent have been charged with breaching a electoral law relating to spending in the last general election campaign. theresa may is facing criticism for failing to join the leaders of france, german

these are conservatively held.ing it could be going to the labor side, good the tide turned from here? -- could the tide turned from here -- turn from here? herve: let's not forget they start from a low base, the labour party. it is completely astounding expectations because jeremy corbyn was chided as being ineluctable -- uncollectible. -- unelectable. but at the end of the day, both parties, it looks likely neither will have a majority. that is a structural issue for britain as it enters the negotiations. yvonne: thank you so much. i also want to thank our editor john, ♪ yvonne: uncertainty in the u.k., exit polls suggest a hung parliament with theresa may falling short of a majority. seeseen: the speculation sterling plunging the most sense january and raising doubt about upcoming negotiations with the eu. >> and if the polls prove correct, the u.k. could be without a full functioning government just days before brexit talks are due to start.. >> questions already being asked about the future of the prime minist

both in terms of cabinet members and conservative backbenchers?r came out as you imagine on the sunday programmes this morning. we heard from graham brady, chairman of the backbench 1922 committee, the of the backbench1922 committee, the mainstay of the conservative party backbenchers. he was relatively loyal to the prime minister, but he pointed out that a number of key ma nifesto pointed out that a number of key manifesto pledges would now have to be watered down. he, for example, was a cheerleader of the campaign for more grammar schools nationally. he admitted they would now maybe some kind of modest pilot in urban areas for grammar schools, for example. beyond that, i would areas for grammar schools, for example. beyond that, iwould be unsure if he could implement that. it was a relatively controversial policy on its own. we heard some pro—remain mps, like anna seabury and george osborne who were in the reports just now. they suggested that maybe was like a support was wavering. —— theresa may's support was wavering. but there was a sense now

i'm at the conservatives or some other combination of parties potentially, but the conservatives arefortably the largest party by more than 50 seats. there are the incumbent government, and i don't suppose for a minute that they contemplate going anywhere. labor will not be able to form a coalition, like the one in 2010 that liberal democrats formed that creates a numerical majority. i don't see that the conservatives can you realistically challenged, but they will be fragile as a minority, -- as a majority. manus: a little bit early er, we said that theresa may would make a speech at 10:00 a.m. now we are hearing there is no 10:00 a.m. speech from theresa may. everyone is on tenderer, hooks o hear from theresa may, and what her plan is. will there be a new beast challenging theresa may? suggest they will be the minority government. let's take it to the gilt market reaction. ilts, getting ready for the worst-case scenario in their mind. we have a hung parliament, we have a deficit, rebalancing the books. there are domestic issues to deal with in terms of inflation and deficits. but i

well, the conservatives came first. no doubt about that.percentages here. 44% to theresa may. but it'sjeremy corbyn‘s 41% that is remarkable. a close second, it is thought many, many young voters pouring in to support labour. the liberal democrats bumping along on 8%, although they are focusing their vote better this time, winning some more seats. the greens on two, one seat for them, and ukip on 2% is a big part of this story. their vote has crashed since the last general election. look at that, down ii%. it was thought it would go straight to the conservatives, but it surely didn't. labour benefited as well. let's go to our house of commons, because that is where all of the action happens now. so with one seat still to count, the conservatives have 318 mps. crucially, they don't pass this line, 326 is the number of mps required to have a so—called overall majority. where this party can outvote all of the other mps put together. they cannot do that. let's see the opposition benches... labour improved by about 30 seats here, 261. the snp, b