Election results 2017: Theresa May - DUP government 'to continue with Brexit'

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

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Nigel Farage: I'll be backpublished at 02:14 British Summer Time 9 June 2017
Election 2017
Nigel Farage says he will have to come back into active politics if Jeremy Corbyn leads the next government.
The former UKIP leader says Brexit could be in "some trouble" if the Labour leader takes charge.
Asked if he would return to active politics if that happens, Mr Farage said: "I would have absolutely no choice but to do exactly that."
He says Theresa May's credibility as leader of the Conservatives is "fatally damaged".
While Mr Corbyn has shown he is "comfortable in his own skin", Mrs May came across as "insincere and robotic", he says.
He adds that it is "remarkable" that Mr Corbyn had managed to get Remainers voting for him in London, and UKIP voting for him around the rest of the country.
The Conservatives made a "huge error" by choosing Mrs May - who backed Remain in the EU referndum - to lead the party during "a Brexit election".
Cannock Chase: Conservative holdpublished at 02:12 British Summer Time 9 June 2017
Lord Buckethead arrives in Maidenheadpublished at 02:12 British Summer Time 9 June 2017
Toby Wadey
BBC South
One of Theresa May's more distinctive opponents has arrived at the Maidenhead count.
Adorning his trademark black bucket, Lord Buckethead has been happily posing for photographs.... and from this picture it looks like he's even been able to raise a smile from a couple of Conservatives.
Find out more about Lord Buckethead- including his policy to bring back Ceefax, in our interview with him.
Caerphilly: Labour holdpublished at 02:12 British Summer Time 9 June 2017
Wallasey: Labour holdpublished at 02:11 British Summer Time 9 June 2017
East Kilbride: SNP holdpublished at 02:11 British Summer Time 9 June 2017
Tories 'set for 305 seats'published at 02:11 British Summer Time 9 June 2017
BBC Radio 5 live
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Watch: May is a damaged prime ministerpublished at 02:11 British Summer Time 9 June 2017
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Tom Watson: Theresa May is 'a damaged prime minister'
Newport West: Labour holdpublished at 02:10 British Summer Time 9 June 2017
Junior minister loses seatpublished at 02:10 British Summer Time 9 June 2017
James Wharton, a minister for international development, has lost his seat in Stockton South.
With a 6% swing to Labour, this was exactly in line with the expectations of the exit poll.
Given a pattern of Labour gains is beginning to occur it is clear that the Conservative majority is under threat and might only be retained at all as a result of gains by the party in Scotland, Prof Curtice says.
Stockton South: Labour gain from Conservativepublished at 02:08 British Summer Time 9 June 2017
Bracknell: Conservative holdpublished at 02:08 British Summer Time 9 June 2017
Gateshead: Labour holdpublished at 02:08 British Summer Time 9 June 2017
'Flabbergasted' - a view from Europepublished at 02:07 British Summer Time 9 June 2017
BBC World Service
With Brexit talks ahead, the result of the UK election is being keenly watched abroad. Sebastian Borger, the London correspondent for Berliner Zeitung, says Angela Merkel would prefer a Conservative majority - despite not being a friend of Theresa May.
Exit poll 'going to be virtually spot on'published at 02:06 British Summer Time 9 June 2017
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Battersea: Labour gain from Conservativepublished at 02:06 British Summer Time 9 June 2017
Blaenau Gwent: Labour holdpublished at 02:06 British Summer Time 9 June 2017
Arfon: Plaid Cymru holdpublished at 02:06 British Summer Time 9 June 2017
Labour's Battersea swing bigger than forecastpublished at 02:06 British Summer Time 9 June 2017
Professor John Curtice
Polling expert
Labour was expected to take Battersea with a 9% swing from the Conservatives. The swing is actually 10%.
Treasury minister loses her seatpublished at 02:04 British Summer Time 9 June 2017
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Labour takes Battersea from Conservative financial secretary to the Treasury Jane Ellison.