Dozens of protesters stage anti-Theresa May demo at Downing street despite Tories winning election – as leftie luvvie Lily Allen wades in
PROTESTERS have gathered this evening outside Downing Street to stage an anti-Theresa May demonstration - despite the Tory win.
Demonstrators chanting with megaphones have been joined by Lily Allen as they refuse to accept the Conservative win, which left the country with a hung parliament.
Raging against the election result, unhappy voters brandishing signs saying "defy Tory rule" and "never trust a Tory" formed an angry crowd.
Lily Allen joined the group after tweeting: "Running late, had to wait for babysitter and then it took me ages to find the right placard. #DowningStreet".
Mrs May lost the majority this morning following the snap election and must now form a minority government.
She is now relying on the Democratic Unionist Party in Northern Ireland for support - a very different scenario to the landslide victory she had envisaged.
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Speaking outside No10 this afternoon, she said: "I have just been to see Her Majesty the Queen and I will now form a government.
"A government that can provide certainty and lead Britain forward at this critical time for our country.
"This government will guide the country through the crucial Brexit talks that begin in just 10 days and deliver on the will of the British people by taking the United Kingdom out of the European Union.
Some of the key details from the turbulent election night:
- Hung parliament confirmed with Tories missing out on majority of 326 with by finishing on 318 seats - down from 330
- Labour forecast to take 262 - up from 232 in 2015.
- Theresa May vows to stay on and form a Government with the help of the 10 DUP MPs
- But she faces mounting pressure from within her party – with the odds slashed on Boris Johnson to be the next PM
- Fears grow Brexit negotiations could be sunk or delayed after the shock result
- Lib Dem leader Tim Farron clings on despite only making modest gains
- Ex -Deputy PM Nick Clegg loses Sheffield Hallam seat but Vince Cable regains Twickenham
- Home Secretary Amber Rudd holds on to Hastings seat by barely 300 votes
- Huge losses for SNP as former chief Alex Salmond and deputy leader Angus Robertson are both beaten by the Tories.
- Labour on march in London beating Tories to Battersea constituency but Tory Zac Goldsmith takes back Richmond with a majority of just 45
- Pound slides two per cent as exit poll predicts hung parliament
- Ukip voters desert party with vote share down by ten per cent
- Growing fears that Mrs May will have to call a second election later this year
- Jeremy Corbyn claims he won the election after making significant gains across the country
- Downing Street has confirmed that the cabinet hitters WILL keep their jobs
"It will work to keep our nation safe and secure by delivering the change that I set out following the appalling attacks in Manchester and London.
But the result has seen many people calling for her resignation.
The angry crowd which has gathered outside her home this evening is demanding she quits over the result.
What do we know about the DUP Party?
AS Theresa May prepares to enter talks with the DUP, here are some facts you might not know about the party.
BREXIT: The DUP backs Britain on its pro-Brexit stance, but is against a “hard Brexit.”
WELFARE: The DUP wants to keep the Tories’ triple lock pension, but opposes means testing the £200-a-year winter fuel payment to pensioners.
DEATH PENALTY: In 2011, the party’s five MPs called for a parliamentary debate on the death penalty, calling for its return.
LGBT: The DUP has faced criticism over its language used about gay people. The party is opposed to abortion and gay marriage.
THE ENVIRONMENT: Climate change and the environment failed to be mentioned in the party’s manifesto in the 2017 election.
THE BLOCK GRANT: Northern Ireland is the best funded part of the UK. Government spending there exceeds tax revenues by £5,440 per person.
BBC: The DUP thinks the government should abolish the licence fee and find a new way to fund the corporation.
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