and the interweaving of those two really defines the essence of the democrat unionist party.dup's opposition to gay marriage. but in terms of the discussions which are going to happen with theresa may, that is not going to be so much an issue for the dup, although it might be for other people? i think in terms of some of the people who will be critical of a conservative relationship with the dup, perhaps on the british left, and perhaps in the conservative party as well, it might be something ofa party as well, it might be something of a vulnerability, something they will highlight. we have seen elements of that already in the media today. in terms of the dup's policies in relation to northern ireland, they will think they will control that anyway once they are backin control that anyway once they are back in power in northern ireland. it isa back in power in northern ireland. it is a little over a week until the brexit discussions start. just take us brexit discussions start. just take us through what the dup's views on brexit are, and how closely they are aligned with the c

good morning from westminster, where the government and the democratic unionist party have both issuedments overnight, making clear that a deal between them has yet to be finalised. let's take a look at some of the main developments over the last 2a hours. the dup says it has held "positive talks" over a possible deal to support a conservative minority government, after tory chief whip gavin williamson travelled to belfast yesterday. theresa may, who fell eight seats short of a majority in thursday's election, is due to meet with her cabinet tomorrow. yesterday, her two closest advisors nick timothy and fiona hill resigned. meanwhile, foreign secretary boris johnson has dismissed reports in many of today's papers of a tory party leadership bid as "tripe", saying he was backing the prime minister "100%". these are pictures of theresa may and her husband arriving to church this morning in sonning in berkshire. the democratic unionist party says it has had "positive talks" over a possible deal to support a conservative minority government, but that no final agreement has yet been reached.

they're hoping to rely on northern ireland's democratic unionists to stay in power. political editor, laura kuenssberg, reports on a night and day of intense political drama. is this strong and stable, prime minister? she who dares doesn't always win. the most votes, the most seats but, under this stinging glare, no iron gates nor police protection can shield theresa may from the accusation she looks a political loser. the trappings of power, the visit to the palace, help from northern irish mps mean she can gather enough support to stay on. but having believed herself to be on the brink of a sizeable majority, going backwards seems like defeat. i have just been to see her majesty the queen and i will now form a government. a government that can provide certainty and lead britain forward at this critical time for our country. not a single mention of the result. it is clear that only the conservative and unionist party has the legitimacy and ability to provide that certainty by commanding a majority in the house of commons. this will allow us to come together as a cou

mrs may will now try to govern with the support of northern ireland's democratic unionists. i have just been to see her majesty the queen, and i will now form a government, a government that will provide certainty and lead britain forward at this critical time for our country. and later, the prime minister expressed her regret at the result, and her sorrow for those conservatives who lost their seats. labour made gains across britain, confounding many predictions, asjeremy corbyn said his party was the real winner. incredible result for the labour party, because people voted for hope. young people and old people all came together yesterday. very high turnout, huge increase in the labour vote. we'll have the full result, with the conservatives on 318, labour on 262, and both parties having increased their share of the vote. in northern ireland, the democratic unionist party, with ten seats, agreed to try to help the conservatives to stay in power. the prime minister has spoken to me this morning, and we will enter discussions with the conservatives, to explore how it might be

maybe they can bring in the democratic unionists, their closest soul mates in politics inside the house of commons. here they are, and the democratic unionists' ten mps would do this, giving the alliance a majority of seven. so they would be over the line and they could govern, but the conservatives would have to listen very closely to what the dup are asking for. it's untidy, it's messy and it's humiliating for theresa may. jeremy vine in the election studio. we can now hear from the voters. we have been getting reaction from some in york. it's absolutely glorious here and lots of people who are discussing the election result, i'm pleased to say over a drink as well. we have voters here who are chatting about their reaction to all of this.

the democratic unionist party says discussions will continue next week.ntary majority in thursday's election. american special forces have joined the battle in the southern philippine city of marawi against militants who've declared allegiance to the islamic state group. the fighters have held parts of the city for nearly three weeks despite intense urban fighting. the us forces will provide technical support to philippine forces. a major rescue operation has taken place in the mid—atlantic after a yacht race that set out from the uk was hit by a severe storm. one boat sunk and several other crews had to abandon their vessels. let's. ..

if last night's count revealed any winner, it was the democratic unionist party.up now hold more than half of northern ireland's seats at westminster. and their ten mps could offer theresa may what he wa nted m ost mps could offer theresa may what he wanted most from this election, some stability. although arlene foster has indicated what we want to see happening is a recognition of the particular circumstances of northern ireland, recognising our history and geography. we have always said we wa nt geography. we have always said we want the best deal for northern ireland and that is what we will push for. along with money for northern ireland's economy, the dup is thought to want influence in the upcoming brexit negotiations. questions about what will happen to northern ireland's land border with the republic have become a major sign. the party has always seen itself as british rather than european. we say never! ian paisley, the dup‘s european. we say never! ian paisley, the dup's religious groups are deeply important. stormont, stormont... deeply important. stor

a deal, in principle, is agreed with northern ireland's democratic unionists. after the poor showing in the general election, the first casualties. two of the prime minister's top aides resign. fears of a famine, as ethiopia warns it's running out of emergency food aid for millions of people affected by drought. the us helps the philippines remove islamic state militants from marawi. the original caped crusader, adam west, from the original batman series has died. hello, and welcome to the programme. theresa may has reached an agreement to give her a working majority in the british parliament despite having lost her majority in the general election. she has reached the outline of an agreement with the small democratic unionist party, or dup, from northern ireland. a downing street spokesman said this. "we welcome this commitment which can provide the stability and certainty the whole country requires as we embark on brexit and beyond." whatever the future holds for mrs may, she'll face it without her two closest advisors. nick timothy and fiona hill have resign

downing street has secured in principle an agreement with the democratic unionist party, giving the conservatives 3 working majority in parliament. the deal would be on a "confidence and supply basis," allowing theresa may to pass crucial votes when the commons resits next week. meanwhile, the prime minister's two most senior advisors, nick timothy and fiona hill, have resigned in the wake of the general election. there were plenty of voices in the conservative party that reminded her that you can't run the government like you run the home office. the london bridge killers who used a van in their terror attack had wanted a seven and a half tonne lorry instead. and scotland push england all the way, as they draw in their world cup qualifier at hampden park. good evening. downing street says it's secured the principles of an outline agreement with northern ireland's democratic unionist party, giving the conservatives a working majority in parliament. the deal would be on a so—called "confidence and supply basis," allowing theresa may to pass crucial votes once the commons resits next week. the cabi

the democratic unionist party is not only negotiating with theresa may.talks on restoring power—sharing in northern ireland. tensions at stormont mean there's been no first minister or deputy first minister since january. but sinn fein — the other party in the power sharing talks — say theresa may's government can no longer be seen as an honest broker because it is now dependent on the dup for its commons majority. our ireland correspondent chris buckler has the latest on those stormont talks. north antrim is a dup heartland, where many voters choose the party at least partly because of their religion. high among the concerns of the democratic unionists and their electorate is protecting the union of the united kingdom. and now they find themselves in a position not just to help provide some stability, but also to influence government in the uk. the prospect of a deal between the dup and the conservatives is a deep concern for sinn fein, particularly as theresa may's government is also supposed to be acting as an honest broker. in talks to try to restore

headlines at 11: downing street has secured, in principle, an agreement with northern ireland's democratic unionist party, giving the conservatives a working majority in parliament. meanwhile, the prime minister's two most senior advisers have resigned in the wake of the general election. police revealed the london bridge terror attackers tried to get a 7.5 ton lorry, but their credit cards we re ton lorry, but their credit cards were rejected. a once in storm leads toa were rejected. a once in storm leads to a rescue operation. and scotland push england all the way, as they go on to draw in their world cup qualifier at hampden park. good evening, and welcome to bbc news. downing street says it's secured the principles of an outline agreement with northern ireland's democratic unionist party, giving the conservatives a working majority in parliament. the deal would be on a so—called "confidence and supply basis," allowing theresa may to pass crucial votes once the commons resits next week. the cabinet will discuss the agreement on monday. today, theresa may's two closest advisors, nick timothy and

democratic unionists celebrating 10. sinn fein have the seven. the green one is caroline lucas and the independent, northern ireland mp. nobody from ukip in the house of commons. there are more than 200 female mp's for the first time. let's go back to the challenge facing the conservatives. they are going to have to have a working arrangement with the democratic unionists because they are short by 8. bring the democratic unionists in and put their 10 mp's into the government benches, and lo and behold, majority of 6. 6 is very, very slender. it is going to be very difficult to govern. they will have to listen hard to what this party from northern island is asking for, and it is embarrassing, humiliating for the prime minister theresa may. jane: very vivid and of the numbers there. for the latest from london, i spoke to bob atkins outside downing street a short time ago. she is still prime minister, but how long realistically do you think she can keep the job? ross: that is a question many, many people in westminster are asking, jane, and i put in

the defence secretary says a conservative deal with the democratic unionist party would only apply to "big issues". it is important now to build the government by working on the major issues with our friends from the dup. arlene foster is due in westminster this week and says they have made progress in the talks with the conservatives. one that would bring stability to the nation and these discussions continue. we have made good progress. amid the confusion over attempts to secure a majority, there is now open speculation over the prime minister's future. former chancellor george osborne described theresa may as a dead woman walking. it's just how long she's going to remain on death row. what's your guess? i think we will know very shortly. i mean, we could get to next week and it all collapses for her. labour leaderjeremy corbyn says there could be another election soon and he is preparing an alternative queen's speech. we are quite ready and able to put forward a serious programme, which has massive support within this country. also in the next hour, the fake suicide belts designed

the democratic unionist party says discussions will continue next week.

the headlines at eight: theresa may looks set to be backed by the democratic unionist party in a minority government as an outline agreement on a "confidence and supply" arrangement is reached. the prime minister's top aides — nick timothy and fiona hill — have resigned after the conservatives failed to win an overall majority in the general election. in the last hour, the former tory mp, gavin barwell, has been appointed to replace them as theresa may's new downing street chief of staff. they went following what the bbc understands were demands from some senior tories that mrs may would face a leadership challenge if the two had remained by her side. the other headlines... police reveal that the london bridge terror attackers tried to hire a seven and a half tonne lorry, but their credit cards were declined. petrol bombs and blow torches were found in the van they did use. police say they had pink ceramic knives tied to their wrists. a mid—atlantic yacht rescue involving the queen mary 2 cruise liner, after a "once in a lifetime" summer storm. and a scintillating finish to the world cup

her party will work with northern ireland's democratic unionists who won ten seats. she's said she'll keep her most senior ministers. in contrast, the opposition labour party celebrated unexpected gains across the country. their leaderjeremy corbyn said people, young and old, had voted for change and for hope. mrs may said crucial talks on britain leaving the european union would begin as planned in ten days‘ time. but she'll enter brexit negotiations in a much weaker position. president trump has said he is willing to testify under oath about his talks with the sacked former fbi director, james comey. mr trump rejected the allegation that he had urged mr comey to drop an investigation into his presidential campaign's links with russia. more now on the surprise result of britain's election today and when the prime minister called the election she had a majority. but she wanted to increase it saying the uk needed strong and stable leadership heading into the brexit negotiations. she took a risk and just seven weeks ago, it seemed almost certain to pay off. but how dif

the conservative leader is forming a minority government with the support of the democratic unionist party, but there are questions from some of her own mps over how long she can remain in thejob. the deal with the dup is also under scrutiny. the leader of the scottish conservatives, ruth davidson, says she has raised concerns with the prime minister about the unionists‘ opposition to gay rights. labour has ended its election campaign on a high. jeremy corbyn‘s party took kensington from the conservatives for the first time in its history, by just 20 votes. this morning, we'll be live at downing street with the latest. and we'll be hearing how people across the uk have been reacting to friday's result. public services, cut, nhs, social capital education. and i think people are looking for something more positive and knowing that it doesn't have to be that way. they just did not seem to be bothered, theyjust thought they were going to wind didn't they? end of story. i think you can forget about brexit. this is the kenilworth agricultural show. everything is here, we have got farmers,

if last night‘s count revealed any winner, it was the democratic unionist party. much difference in a parliament of 650 people, but arlene foster‘s party could offer theresa may what she wanted most from this election, some stability, although it is likely that that will come at a price. we want to see a recognition of the particular circumstances of northern ireland, our history and geography. we have always said we want the best deal for northern ireland and that is what we will be pushing for. the democratic unionist party was founded by hardline protestant preacher, ian paisley. we say never. never. decades on, those religious roots still matter and so does being british. they campaign for the uk to leave the eu, but with concerns about what will happen here at the irish border, they want to have influence in the brexit talks, and to avoid what has been called a hard border. although with concerns about trade, customs and immigration, no one is completely sure whether these roads can remain totally open. sinn fein made a point of fighting both the dup and the

the prime minister is preparing for talks with the democratic unionist party to shore up her government. the chief whip is in belfast for talks. labour urges to read to me to week —— to make way for it to form a government. the other headlines: police reveal the london bridge terror attackers a seven—and—a—half—tonne lorry but their credit cards were declined. petrol bombs and blow torches were found in the van they did use. police say they had pink ceramic knives tied to their wrists. a mid—atlantic yacht rescue involving the queen mary two cruise two cruise liner after a once—in—a—lifetime summer storm. and tonight into —— and the 2—2 draw at hampden park. good evening, and welcome to bbc news. the prime minister theresa may has appointed a new chief of staff following the resignation of her two most senior aides in the wake of thursday's general election in which the conservatives lost their overall parliamentary majority. he is gavin barwell, who lost his seat as a conservative mp in the election. the resignations of nick timothy and fiona hill followed what the bbc understands was

her party will work with northern ireland's democratic unionists who won ten seats.opposition labour party celebrated unexpected gains across the country. their leaderjeremy corbyn said people, young and old, had voted for change and for hope. mrs may said crucial talks on britain leaving the european union would begin as planned in ten days' time. but she'll enter brexit negotiations in a much weaker position. president trump has said he is willing to testify under oath about his talks with the sacked former fbi director, james comey. mr trump rejected the allegation that he had urged mr comey to drop an investigation into his presidential campaign's links with russia. more now on the surprise result of britain's election today

theresa may will form a government with the help of the democratic unionist party.a slender majority will be no easy task. our home editor mark easton looks at the consequences of the hung parliament — and the road ahead. the dice were thrown, and the 2017 election game just got more complicated. without enough tory mps to outvote the rest of the commons, theresa may has decided to try to play on any way. this board games from an era when britain also saw party leaders trying to run the party leaders trying to run the party without a majority in the house of commons. then, as now, they faced a choice, a formal coalition with another party, or trying to muddle through vote by the in a minority government. there was a coalition, of course, in 2010, when david cameron negotiated a formal agreement with nick clegg of the liberal democrats. but theresa may's position is more likejohn major in the mid—19th 90s. his small majority disappeared during the parliament, and the fractious politics of the time meant he was forced to act like a minority government for many yea rs.

the conservatives in this position, whether forming an alliance with democratic unionists. they are very hard right party in northern ireland. rumored to have links to loyalist paramilitary groups. this is some thing that is widely reported preeminent the controversial aspects of this is clearly this kind of alliance, which some might say is a labor grubby deal. >> many licking their real -- licking their wounds. clearly many satisfied with this outcome. >> many in the labour party actually thought that jeremy corbyn, when he was elected leader was a big mistake, it would be a huge liability. it looked this way. discourse totally fixed upon the public expect -- public aspect. those kindsation, of matters, promising to help students. bymising to have families giving them more benefits and opportunities. the conservative said it wasn't and this was a moot point. that's one of the factors that seems to have swayed things toward labor. the conservatives, the largest party in this election. labor outperforming what people ., exceeding all expectation. jeremy corbyn sitting on a

maybe they can bring in the democratic unionist party. inside the house of commons. here they are and the democratic unionists would do this. give them a majority of seven so over the line. they can govern but the conservatives will have to listen to what the dup are asking for. it is untidy, it is messy and humiliating for theresa may. jeremy vine, thank you. having called the general election to increase her majority and strenghen her position, theresa may lost 12 seats and with it her parliamentary majority. it wasn't all bad news as the scottish conservatives under leader ruth davidson made historic gains in scotland, where they won a dozen seats. the party's share of the vote also improved across most of the rest of the uk, but fell back in parts of the south east and london. our political correspondent ben wright looks at where the campaign went wrong leading to the conservative shock result. at cou nts at counts across the country, conservatives dreams crumbled. tory ministers lost seats, including ben gummer in ipswich who helped

after more than two weeks of talks, the conservatives and the democratic unionist party have agreed a may‘s minority government in parliament, in what‘s described as a ‘confidence and supply‘ arrangement. there will be £1 billion extra for health, education and infrastructure in northern ireland. the tories have also agreed to keep the triple lock on pensions, and universal winter fuel payments for pensioners. 0ur political correspondent iain watson reports. why has it taken so long? theresa may had wanted to seal a deal with the dup soon after the election, but it‘s taken two and a half weeks. so it was with relief that she came out to greet her new allies and potential political saviours in downing street. the dup leader, arlene foster, admitted progress had been slow, but her claim to be at the heart of uk politics seemed to be borne out by the signing of a formal agreement with the government. today we have an agreement with the conservative party on support for government in parliament. and she swiftly announced which parts of the conservative manifesto she‘d succeeded in vetoing

with the democratic unionists, to keep the conservatives in power. she told a meeting at westminster that she's got the conservatives into a mess and she was the right person to get them out of it. the prime minister was superb, really statesmanlike and humble in recognising the difficulties but forthright in tackling the problems the country faces. earlier, mrs may convened her new cabinet as ministers acknowledged that the queen's speech, setting out the government's plans, might be delayed. we're in talks with the democratic unionist party to see the deal that we can put together and i am very optimistic that will happen but obviously until we have that we can't agree the final details of the queen's speech. and, the start of the formal brexit negotiations, due in a week's time, might also be delayed, following a meeting between senior officials in brussels today. also on the programme. in libya, the house where the manchester bomber stayed, just days before the attack, he'd been under surveillance there for a month. thousands on the streets in ru

the conservative leader is forming a minority government with the support of the democratic unionist party, but there are questions from some of her own mps over how long she can remain in thejob. the deal with the dup is also under scrutiny. the leader of the scottish conservatives, ruth davidson, says she's raised concerns with the prime minister about the unionists‘ opposition to gay rights. labour has ended its election campaign on a high. jeremy corbyn‘s party took kensington from the conservatives for the first time in its history. this morning we'll be live at downing street with the latest. and we'll be hearing how people across the uk have been reacting to friday's result. yes, the butty van is here at the agricultural show in warwickshire and we have emptied out the brea kfast toybox, and we have emptied out the breakfast toybox, even the couch here, we will speak with locals to find out what they think has happened and what happens next. good morning, it's saturday 10th june. we're on college green in westminster for a special programme as we look at what happens next afte

the sun is shining from northern ireland ‘s democratic unionist party.eir leader, who now wield huge power. big smiles. look how excited they are. future is bright. arlene foster arrived in downing street to meet with the prime minister. are you ready to drive a hard bargain? what's your price? what price to keep mrs may in power? a few hours later there was still no deal, as theresa may swaps downing street for the commons. mr speaker elect, on behalf of the whole house may i congratulate you on your reelection — at least someone got a landslide. i'm sure she will agree with me that democracy is a wonderful thing and can throw up some very unexpected results. and i'm sure we all look forward to welcoming the queen ‘s speech just as soon as the coalition of chaos has been negotiated. so, what might the dup want to return for what is expected to be an informal arrangement with the conservatives? where they promised to back them on the most important votes in parliament. it could involve money, extra investment in hospitals, or roads. the dup are also agai

the democratic unionists say they're still talking.s continue and i am looking to forward to going to london to meet with my parliamentary team. in other news, riot police in russia have detained hundreds of people at anti—corruption demonstrations across the country. the biggest protests, and the most arrests, were in moscow and st petersburg. more now on the brexit secretary, david davis, insisting that talks on leaving the european union will begin next week, despite the uncertainty surrounding theresa may's government. meanwhile, labour's shadow brexit secretary, sir keir starmer, says the conservative party is in denial about that election result and there needs to be a different tone and approach to eu negotiations in their general election manifesto. labour called for a strong emphasis in retaining the uk's benefits of the the eu single market and customs union, as well as putting jobs and the british economy first. well, a little earlier this evening, i spoke to the labour mp hilary benn, who served as chairman of the brexit se

we will continue to work with our friends and allies in the democratic unionist party in particular. ionist party in particular. the d u p now has ten seats to use as a powerbroker, to back theresa may on key votes such as the queen ‘s speech and budget. not as full coalition, but in a looser agreement. that is prompting speculation about what the pro— brexit socially conservative party may want in return, cursing concern among some tory mps, but not all.|j don't among some tory mps, but not all.” don't think we will go backwards in terms of social legislation. i think it is part of our dna now and what makes us the great country we are. i am sure the d u p understand that. the balancing the interests of two parties could have an effect.” cannot see how the queen ‘s speech cannot see how the queen ‘s speech can be laden with interesting pieces of legislation because many of them are going to be items which will cause dispute within the conservative party and certainly between the conservatives and the d up. between the conservatives and the d u p. so, the most unexpected result of the

the sun is shining on northern ireland's democratic unionist party.mps and their leader, they can now wield huge power. so here they are, by miles, with good reason. democratic unionist absolutely crucial in propping up theresa may's government. look and listen to how excited they are. the future is bright. dup leader arlene foster i write at downing street at lunchtime to meet the parameter. —— prime minister. do you like to drive a hard bargain? what is your price was to mark? at years later, there was still no deal. we have had very good discussions, and the discussions are continuing into the afternoon. i hope we can reach a conclusion sooner rather than later. can you give us any indication? there has been a lot of commentary around the issues we have been talking about. we have been talking about matters that pertain to the nation generally. bringing stability to the uk government in and around issues like brexit, obviously around counterterrorism, and what is right for northern ireland with respect to economic matters. for the first time since

guest: the democratic unionist party won a lot of seats and it's the main protestant parties. won 10 seats and obviously has done some kind of deal with the conservatives. it is not clear what that deal is. it sounds like an agreement to support the conservatives on ates of confidence so that minority tory government can stay in power. we don't know in exchange for what, what the price has been for that party. and theresa may is going to have trouble. she went to the polls to get a increased authority and mandates. she lost authority and lost the mandate. as confident that she says now that lifting out the next five years, that's not clear it will happen. host: with is that leave her, her position -- where does that leave her, her position as leader of the conservative party, and jeremy corbyn, the leader of labour party? guest: elites or where she was -- it leaves her where she was, the head of a government, but a minority government that will be shaky because it relies on the support of an ally party with its own interests and a party that also favored brexit. they want to b

meet the ten strong democratic unionist party, northern irish mps who will prop theresa may up.has spoken with me this morning and we will enter discussions with the conservatives to explore how it may be possible to bring stability to our nation. 0thers, though, calling for her to go. we will work with others if it is at all possible to keep the tories out of government. she put her party before her country, she has been found out. she should be ashamed. it's an act the westminster circus did not expect. i think labour mps have been shocked by how well we've done. and lot of them will recognise jeremy's here and will take us into the next election and they will start to work with him. i think we've witnessed a political earthquake and i am going to be the first or second or third person to say that jeremy has had a character explosion. you must accept, though, that a hung parliament makes the government less stable, less strong. i accept this isn't the result we wanted. it's not a great result. i'm not here sugar—coating this view. i'm telling you that of the options once the p

theresa may is meeting the leader of the democratic unionist party in downing street to finalise an agreement on supporting a minority conservative government. this is the scene live in downing street. we will bring you details of any jjas it . , . , after cladding on 60 high—rise buildings across england fails fire safety tests. the prime minister will set out the full details of the rights the government wants to give eu citizens living in britain, after brexit. six police officers are injured during clashes in east london over the death of a man who was stopped for an alleged traffic offence. also... the dawn of a new era for the navy. a new aircraft carrier — hms queen elizabeth — is due to set sail for the first time from the rosyth dockyard in fife. and alarm on a spanish beach as a shark in majorca sends out of the sea. good morning. it's monday 26th june. i'm joanna gosling. welcome to bbc newsroom live. a deal between the conservatives and the democratic unionist party to support theresa may's minority government in parliament is expected to be announced very shortly. the prime minis

the defence secretary says a conservative deal with the democratic unionist party would only apply to "big issues" it falls on us now to build a government in a national interest and that is what we are working with with our friends in the and that is what we are working with with ourfriends in the dup and that is what we are working with with our friends in the dup to do. dup leader, arlene foster is expected in london on tuesday, she says nothing is finalised but there had been some good discussions on reaching a deal. one that would bring stability to the nation, and those discussions continue. we have made good progress but that discussions continue. amid the confusion over attempts to secure a majority, there is now open speculation over the prime minister's future. theresa may is a dead woman walking. it's just how long she's going to remain on death row. what's your guess? i think we will know very shortly. i mean we could get to next week and it all collapses for her. labour leader, jeremy corbyn, says there could be another election soon and he is preparing an alternative que

the sun is shining on northern ireland's democratic unionist party.ten mps and their leader who now wield huge powers. are we looking at the real government? big smiles and with good reason. the democratic unionists are crucial in propping up theresa may in government. look how excited they are. and listen carefully. the future is bright. the future's bright, the future's orange. a clever mash up of an advertising slogan and the colour traditionally associated with unionism. as the cabinet met this morning there was an obvious question to ask. are you up an obvious question to ask. are you up freddie woodward dup? the answer is yes because... we need a stable government governing international interest in one of the ways to do thatis interest in one of the ways to do that is talk to the largest party in northern ireland in order to make sure we can have the support for a queen's speech which will enable us to negotiate a good brexit deal in due course and have policies the country needs in order to make sure out country needs in order to make sure our

so it is currently working on a deal to get the support of northern ireland's democratic unionist partyat minority status could limit how bold the government wants to be, at a time when economic growth in the uk is slowing down and it is negotiating its exit from the european union. there are plans to stimulate the economy so measures to boost major travel infrastructure projects are thought to be on the cards. but plans to reform pensions, and social care for the elderly have proved very controversial and could be left off the government's wish list. with me is lorenzo codogno, london school of economics and political science and lc macro advisors ltd good morning. thank you for coming in. let's have a talk about what is likely to be in this speech. many are saying it will be brexit heavy. in many ways it will be watered down because there is still no deal with the democratic unionist party. that would represent some kind of what went down is supposed to what could have been expected. clearly, the vote was about brexit. we are coming from a referendum so clearly brexit will be the focu

all thoughts and attention turning to the democratic unionist party. their views on many social issues. we will talk more about that later in the morning. in terms of the mechanics of all of this, my colleague christian fraser looks at hung parliaments and how they work, in more detail. we haven't as much experience with hung parliaments as other countries in europe do but we did have one in 2010 when after five frantic days david cameron went into coalition with nick clegg's lib dems, which lasted the five year term. it's unlikely we could get that this time that the tories can still govern. this is why. 326 is the magic number. it's the absolute majority, just over half the uk constituencies. the number is normally less than this because sinn fein do not take their seats and the speaker doesn't vote. nonetheless, the conservatives can have a go at it because they have the most seats in parliament. that is what theresa may is doing well. she taken the initiative, she went to see the queen after lunchtime on friday because she thinks she can form a gov

in northern ireland, the democratic unionist party have ten, sinn fein on seven. in wales, plaid cymru have four, the green party keep their one, caroline lucas, and the independent mp is in northern ireland. no ukip mps in the house of commons will stop and more than 200 female mps for the first time. the

the conservative leader is forming a minority government with the support of the democratic unionist party, but there are questions from some of her own mps over how long she can remain in thejob. the deal with the dup is also under scrutiny. the leader of the scottish conservatives, ruth davidson, says she has raised concerns with the prime minister about the unionists‘ opposition to gay rights. labour has ended its election campaign on a high. jeremy corbyn‘s party took kensington from the conservatives for the first time in its history, by just 20 votes. this morning, we'll be live at downing street with the latest. and we'll be hearing how people across the uk have been reacting to friday's result. a big services, cut, nhs, social care, education. and i think people are looking for something more positive, it does not have to be that way. they just thought they we re that way. they just thought they were going to win, didn't they? end of story. i think you can forget about brexit. these guys are from norfolk, we are at the kenilworth agricultural show in warwickshire. we've also

prime minister theresa may has not struck a deal with the democratic unionist party, after indicating that a preliminary deal had been reached. >> mrs. may hopes to ally with the northern ireland party after voters stripped her conservatives of a majority in parliament. it also appears she's cleaning house after the election disaster. two of her top aides announced their resignation saturday. timothy admitted in a statement there were failures in the conservative campaign. you can say that again. for more, cnn's melissa bell is outside 10 downing street in london. and cnn diplomatic editor nic robertson is in belfast for us. melissa, let's start with you. another day dawns for ms. may. and what will it bring? >> reporter: it seems every day brings its fresh layers of the pressure to the embattled british prime minister theresa may. first of all, that deal that is apparently not a deal with the dup. that will no doubt be the subject of continued negotiations. it is crucial, of course, to theresa may if she has any hope of forming a minority government that deal is struck. then it appea

mrs may is preparing for talks with the democratic unionist party to shore up her government.he chief whip is in belfast for talks. i'm reeta chakrabati. the other headlines: police reveal the london bridge terror attackers tried to hire a seven—and—a—half—tonne lorry but their credit cards were declined. petrol bombs and blow torches were found in the van they did use. police say they had pink ceramic knives tied to their wrists. adam west, the american actor best known as the star series batman has died aged 88. good afternoon from westminster. theresa may's two closest advisors, nick timothy and fiona hill, have resigned, following the conservative party's failure to win a majority in parliament, in the general election. the bbc understands the prime minister had been warned she faced a leadership challenge if she didn't sack them. the government's chief whip, gavin williamson, is now in belfast to hold talks with northern ireland's largest party, the dup, to try to secure support for mrs may's minority government. here's our political correspondent alex forsyth. they were

the next question is a deal, some sort of arrangement with the democratic unionist party in northern. a lot of people watching in this country and around the world won't really know very much about the dup. the only thing they might remember is ian paisley as the founder of the dup. but it is notjust the party of protest any more. it is the party that will be in government. yes, it started off as a protest movement in the early 705. and it was based around the free presbyterian church, which ian paisley founded and also the party. it is deeply conservative. and as we have seen with what ruth davidson is saying in scotland is they are socially conservative, there will be issues around marriage equality, abortion as well. but if you put those to one side for a moment, because they are the ones making the headlines, the single most important thing for the dup is the maintenance of the union with britain. they are brexiteer 's, but they want a soft border because a lot of their trade, particularly in food and agriculture, that kind of thing, goes north and south across the border. so the