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Conservatives lose their majority
General Election 2017 🗳
While the Conservatives will finish with the most MPs, they have lost enough seats to mean they have no overall majority. This means they'll have less than half the seats in the House of Commons. They would therefore need to form a coalition with at least one other party, or do deals to get laws through. Follow for the latest.
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Theresa May has no plans to resign, reports say
General Election 2017 🗳 42 minutes ago
The BBC's Laura Kuenssberg and ITV's Robert Peston are reporting that the Conservative leader will not quit despite a poor election result. The Tories failed to win a majority after May called the snap election with the intention of earning a mandate for Brexit negotiations.
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Did young voters make the difference?
General Election 2017 🗳 55 minutes ago
Early data suggests a strong turnout from 18-34-year-olds could have made a big impact on the General Election result. Polls had predicted a Conservative majority but support from Labour-supporting young people saw the Tories fall short of the working majority of 322 seats.
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Some of the funniest Tweets from General Election night
General Election 2017 🗳 1 hour ago
A strong and stable selection for the many, not the few.
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Just woken up? Here's everything you missed during #GE2017 in Scotland
3 hours ago
Everything you need to know to look like you stayed up all night ;)
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Theresa May calls for stability after being re-elected as MP
General Election 2017 🗳 4 hours ago
The MP for Maidenhead was re-elected with a majority of more than 26,000 called for a period of stability after the General Election.
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So Elmo, Lord Buckethead and a fish finger stood for election? 🤔
General Election 2017 🗳 3 hours ago
It's a huge occasion for the UK as the General Election results roll in. And among the candidates representing various different political parties, there were some unusual characters that confused viewers across the world.
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Jeremy Corbyn calls on Theresa May to resign
General Election 2017 🗳 4 hours ago
After winning his Islington North seat, the Labour leader said "politics had changed".
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Jeremy Corbyn has an awkward high-five with Emily Thornberry
Haha 5 hours ago
What was meant to be an innocent celebratory high-five between Labour Opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn and Shadow Foreign Secretary Emily Thornberry quickly turned into a very awkward public gaffe for everyone to see.
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Home Secretary Amber Rudd holds her seat after a full recount
General Election 2017 🗳 1 hour ago
Conservative minister Amber Rudd retained her Hastings & Rye seat but with her majority slashed to just 300 votes. The vote was so close a full recount was carried out delaying the result by hours.
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Election '17 Front Pages
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Taylor Swift is coming back to streaming services
Music 5 hours ago
In celebration of her fifth studio album 1989 selling 10 million copies worldwide, Taylor Swift will release her entire back catalogue on all streaming services on the midnight of June 9. But fans are questioning the timing of her announcement.
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🗳️ Cumbria votes for the status quo - #GE2017 #BBCelection
3 hours ago
All six of Cumbria's seats have been held by the defending MP ... but each with a reduced majority.
Before and after: 11 actors who were unrecognizable after layers of makeup 🎬
Hollywood 5 hours ago
Go behind-the-scenes of a few wild on-screen characters played by stars like Johnny Depp, Zoe Saldana and more!
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Saudi Arabian Football Federation apologises for not observing minute's silence
World news Last night
The Saudi Arabian Football Federation has issued an apology on the behalf of its team for failing to observe the minute's silence in memory of the London attack victims at the World Cup qualifier against the Socceroos in Adelaide on Thursday night.
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After the Exit Poll, some people are now staying up
General Election 2017 🗳 Last night
With an election Exit Poll that projects a hung parliament, some people now can't sleep.
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Zac Goldsmith wins back seat in Richmond Park by 45 votes
General Election 2017 🗳 1 hour ago
The Conservatives' former Mayor of London candidate has won back his seat. He quit the Tories in October last year over his party's backing of a third runway at Heathrow but lost the by-election as an independent to the Lib Dems' Sarah Olney. However, he returned as a Tory for this General Election.
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Japan passes law allowing Emperor Akihito to abdicate
World news 3 hours ago
After over 30 years on the Chrysanthemum Throne, Japanese Emperor Akihito may soon abdicate his position due to his age and health. Japan's Parliament on Friday passed a law allowing for the Emperor to abdicate. Such a move would the first of its kind in 200 years.
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Japan charges alleged murderer who was on the run for 45 years
World news 5 hours ago
Masaaki Osaka, a member of Japan's far-left Revolutionary Communist League, allegedly killed a policeman during 1971 riots. The 67-year-old was arrested on a separate charge last month, and police suspect the group helped shelter him for over four decades.
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Labour overturn 8,000 majority to win Battersea
General Election 2017 🗳 Last night
Labour's Marsha De Cordova took the seat from the Conservatives' Jane Ellison, financial secretary to the Treasury.
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