Home Secretary Amber Rudd has thanked voters for re-electing her in the Hastings and Rye constituency in a Facebook post, but made no mention of her views on Theresa May's continuing role as prime minister.

She is among a long list of senior Conservative party figures who have not spoken to the media today - including Boris Johnson, Philip Hammond and Jeremy Hunt.

Theresa May said she would "shortly" be forming her cabinet.

She said she was currently "focused on forming a government", adding that there would be other ministerial posts and issues "for other days".

Theresa May apologised to Conservative candidates who lost their seats in the general election.

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Throughout the day, BBC Radio 5 live's reporters are hearing your stories around the UK.Tommy works at a job centre on the Shankhill Road in Belfast.He says because it's one of the most deprived areas in Northern Ireland, they do get extra funding, but they still need more investment, particularly for schools and housing. He's hoping any deals between the DUP and the Conservatives might lead to more help, particularly after Brexit."If we're going out of Europe, we're currently funded by the European social fund, and we just hope that if the DUP are able to ask for anything, that they do give us more money, so that we can help more people," he said.

Conservative MP Pauline Latham has compared Jeremy Corbyn's tactics to those of US President Donald Trump.

Speaking to BBC East Midlands Today reporter Navtej Johal, she said: "I do believe Jeremy Corbyn has been advised to promise anything anybody wants... promise it - you don't have to deliver it.

"Because that's how Trump got elected and I think that's what Jeremy Corbyn's been doing."

The MP for Mid Derbyshire, who held her seat in Thursday's vote, then became tearful as she described a "bittersweet evening".

"I've got a lot of friends in parliament and I don't like losing them."

The pound hasn't recovered from the knock it got yesterday after exit polls indicated a hung parliament - it's trading down 1.68% against the dollar at $1.2738.

But the FTSE 100 closed 1.04% higher at 7,527.33 points. Large multinational firms in the FTSE 100 benefit when sterling falls, as they mainly earn in foreign currency which gains against the pound.

Asked if the public could be certain Mrs May's government could last for five years, the prime minister said it was important to "to have a government that can take the [Brexit] negotiations through".

Mrs May once again stressed that Brexit negotiations with the European Union would begin in 10 days' time, as planned.

She said it was "incumbent" on her, as the leader of the largest party, to form a government in the "national interest". She said the UK needed a government that could "take forward a plan into the negotiations".

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All throughout the day, BBC Radio 5 live's reporters are hearing your stories around the UK.

This couple in Thornaby, in the constituency of Stockton South, voted Labour. Eric is a jobskeer and is a carer for his disabled parents.“I’ve got kids, and their future is in jeopardy because of someone that’s a bit power mad," he said.

Their eldest son has to have injections every night, and Eric says one of the main reasons he voted Labour is the NHS: “Without the NHS, we’re ruined”.

Eric is clear about what should happen now: “There needs to be another election, she should just stand down. That would be the right thing to do”.

Prime Minister Theresa May has told the BBC she is "very sorry" for Conservative MPs who lost their seats in yesterday's election.

She said she "obviously wanted a different result" an would reflect on "what has happened".

Michelle O'Neill, Sinn Fein's leader in Northern Ireland, continues:

But Mrs O'Neill says Sinn Fein "have got a job of work to do".

She adds: "Our negotiating team have just met. We're ready to go, we know that we can get back to power sharing. We want to lead our team into the executive. We want to get back to the principles of the Good Friday Agreement. We want positive government.

"The people have asked... for government that has equality, respect and integrity at its core. So we will enter into discussions on Monday. We have arranged to meet with the Irish government on Monday and we'll arrange to meet all the party leaders."

This voter had a tough decision to make in the run up to the election: should he vote in his university constituency or at his home address?

He cast his ballot in Dumfriesshire, where Conservative David Mundell won with a majority of more than 9,000 votes.

But there were only two votes in it between the SNP and the Lib Dems in North East Fife...and he tweeted while the results were emerging...

Michelle O'Neill, leader of Sinn Fein in Northern Ireland, describes a "watershed election" for her party, which won seven seats - three up on 2015.

She pointed out that the unionist representation polled less than 50% of the vote for the first time.

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European Council President Donald Tusk has written to Mrs May following the election.

He described the Brexit negotiations - due to start in 10 days - as an "urgent task" and said they should aim to secure the "least disruptive outcome for our citizens, businesses and countries".

Mr Tusk said there was "no time to lose" and called for talks to be conducted in the "best possible spirit".

You can read more about the possible impact on Brexit here:

What does the UK election result mean for Brexit?

The leader of the Democratic Unionist Party to work with Theresa May "at this time of great challenge."