Summary

  • Election ends in hung Parliament: Conservatives win 318 seats, Labour 262

  • PM confirms five top cabinet posts, including chancellor and foreign secretary

  • Tories to form government with DUP to 'provide certainty' and keep country 'safe'

  • Theresa May's government 'will carry on Brexit negotiations to existing timetable'

  • Jeremy Corbyn hails Labour's 'incredible result' and calls for May to resign

  • The Lib Dems' Tim Farron also calls on May to quit

  • SNP will work with others to keep 'reckless' Tories out 'if at all possible'

  • Paul Nuttall resigns as UKIP leader after the party won no seats

  1. The biggest political upsets of the nightpublished at 11:29 British Summer Time 9 June 2017

    Elections often bring the shock of a major figure losing out. Who are the big hitters to fall this time?

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  2. Diane Abbott: ''The British people have seen past the Conservative campaign''published at 11:26 British Summer Time 9 June 2017

    Diane Abbott increased her majority to win the seat for Hackney North and Stoke Newington.

    She paid tribute to public servants and says the Labour party fought a ''positive campaign'' addressing the issues that concern voters.

  3. Aides under firepublished at 11:25 British Summer Time 9 June 2017

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  4. Cor-blimey, it's May-hempublished at 11:25 British Summer Time 9 June 2017

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    Possibly the best-headline award goes to the Irish Independent for Explainer: Cor-blimey, it's May-hem in the UK. So... what happens next?http://bit.ly/2saW5qT, external.

    Elsewhere, Ellie Donnelly says in the paper that Irish businesses now have three things to worry about: falling sterling, an upswing in shopping north of the border, and the prospect of a soft Brexit looking less likely http://bit.ly/2s3CV5b, external

  5. Watch: BBC correspondent recaps results and reactionpublished at 11:22 British Summer Time 9 June 2017

    Eleanor Garnier
    Political Correspondent

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  6. Breakfast means breakfastpublished at 11:16 British Summer Time 9 June 2017

    The BBC's Andrew Neil is doing a great job outside the Houses of Commons. But some viewers were left wondering if his mind was on other things as he interviewed political experts this morning...

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  7. Juncker on Brexit talkspublished at 11:15 British Summer Time 9 June 2017

    Asked at a news conference whether the Article 50 negotiations should be extended in light of UK election result, European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker replies: "Before negotiations can be extended, they first need to start."

  8. Bigging up the youth votepublished at 11:12 British Summer Time 9 June 2017

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  9. Who is Lord Buckethead?published at 11:11 British Summer Time 9 June 2017

    The candidate gets 249 votes, a "new Buckethead record", standing against Theresa May in Maidenhead.

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  10. Economy 'likely to slow further' - Schroderspublished at 11:10 British Summer Time 9 June 2017

    Azad Zangana, senior European economist at investment firm Schroders, says UK households and businesses will be concerned by the increased political uncertainty following today's result.

    "At the same time, the paralysis in Westminster will mean fewer changes to fiscal and economic policy," he says.

    "Despite this, we expect a pull back in household spending and business investment which will exacerbate the slowdown currently being experienced."

  11. Watch: Eric Pickles on 'very difficult' way forwardpublished at 11:09 British Summer Time 9 June 2017

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  12. Watch: Who are the Democratic Unionists?published at 11:09 British Summer Time 9 June 2017

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    The Democratic Unionist Party moved from a hard-line fringe unionist party in the 1970s, led by Ian Paisley, to Northern Ireland's biggest party

    As a hung parliament is declared, Northern Irish unionists hold the key to Theresa May's government.

    Who are the DUP?

    As a hung parliament is declared, Northern Irish unionists hold the key to Theresa May's government.

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  13. Watch: Paul Nuttall stands down as UKIP leaderpublished at 11:07 British Summer Time 9 June 2017

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  14. Varoufakis congratulates Corbynpublished at 11:07 British Summer Time 9 June 2017

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  15. SNP 'excuses'published at 11:06 British Summer Time 9 June 2017

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  16. How Wales votedpublished at 11:05 British Summer Time 9 June 2017

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  17. Conservative MP Wollaston 'very concerned' about hung parliamentpublished at 11:05 British Summer Time 9 June 2017

    Sarah Wollaston, who was returned as Conservative MP for Totnes, has tweeted that she's "very concerned" about the consequences of a hung parliament and issued a damning verdict on Mrs May's campaign.

    "I hope we never again have such a negative campaign. The public just don't want US-style attack politics," she said.

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  18. Theresa May 'shores up her position'published at 11:04 British Summer Time 9 June 2017

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    The BBC's political editor Laura Kuenssberg is on Downing Street and has been speaking privately to Conservatives.

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    It seems very much that Theresa May has managed to shore up her position - at least for now.

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    It seemed, a couple of hours ago, very very uncertain - would she be able to get through the day? The sentiment of the horror of the prospect of another election seems to have allowed the party to at least settle its collective nerve for a little while.

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    These conversations have made it completely plain that many MPs are going to regard her as a caretaker rather than a prime minister who's going to be in this for the long haul.

  19. Watch: Momentum activist on Corbyn campaignpublished at 11:03 British Summer Time 9 June 2017

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  20. Memorable?published at 11:02 British Summer Time 9 June 2017

    Lib Dem leader speaks, while opponent Mr Fishfinger gurns in the backgroundImage source, Getty Images

    There might have been some seismic political moments overnight but characters like Mr Fishfinger, who stood against Lib Dem leader Tim Farron in Westmorland and Lonsdale, provided some light relief too. Vanessa Barford rounds up 15 moments you might have missed.