Arlene Foster has said it will be “difficult” for Theresa May to stay on as Prime Minister, amid talks about the DUP propping up a Conservative minority administration. 

A former Tory leader has issued a stern warning to his colleagues seeking to oust Theresa May after a bruising night for the Conservatives at the general election.

Labour will try to form a minority government after last night’s astonishing election result that left Britain with a hung parliament, John McDonnell said today.

Theresa May has no intention of resigning as Prime Minister despite the Conservatives losing their Commons majority.

Read our editor Kevin Schofield's essential guide to what's happening on Friday, 9 June.

Seven Tory ministers have lost their seats as the Conservatives were pegged back by a resurgent Labour party.

A former Tory minister has called on Theresa May to "consider her position" as the Conservatives lost their Commons majority at the general election.

Alex Salmond lost his seat to the Conservatives as the SNP endured a night of hugely disappointing election results.

Jeremy Corbyn has called on Theresa May to resign and allow Labour to form a government “that will be truly representative of all of the people of this country”.

Former deputy prime minister Nick Clegg has lost his seat in Sheffield Hallam in a huge blow for the Liberal Democrats.

Nigel Farage has said he would have “no choice” but to re-enter the political frontline if Jeremy Corbyn leads a coalition government after the election.

Labour has "changed the face of British politics", Jeremy Corbyn has said as the party made sweeping gains across the UK.

George Osborne tonight became the first senior Tory to cast doubt on Theresa May’s future as party leader after a shock exit poll suggested the Conservatives will lose their Commons majority.

Britain is on course for a hung Parliament after a surge in Labour support deprived the Conservatives of an overall majority, according to the election exit poll.

Analysis and reaction as the election results come in from across the country. 

The last poll to be published in the election campaign has given the Conservatives an eight-point lead over Labour. 

In the final two days of the snap election campaign, I followed Theresa May on a whistle stop tour of Britain. She visited a farmhouse, a home store and a science festival and held numerous planned 'chats' with friendly voters. She took questions from journalists 19,000 feet in the air on a private jet and was lucky enough to meet a "really good" boules player. All in all she covered almost 800 miles and stopped in nine marginal constituencies... and it was dry.

Voting is underway across the country, as the public choose their MPs for the next parliament. 

Labour almost matched the Conservatives in big donations in the fourth week of the election campaign after the Tories dominated previous periods, new figures reveal. 

The final pre-election polls have pointed to a Conservative win in today’s general election – but they remain divided on whether the Tories are heading for a comfortable majority or a narrow victory.

Read, in full, the final statements issued by party leaders as the public begins voting in the general election.