Donald Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron both call Theresa May to congratulate her on shambolic election
PRIME Minister Theresa May has received telephone calls from the presidents of the US and France to "congratulate" her on returning to Downing Street - despite the shambolic election.
After the Tories saw their Commons majority wiped out, President Donald Trump told the PM he looked forward to continued "close cooperation".
Emmanuel Macron also spoke to the PM and invited her to visit France.
A Downing Street spokesman said: "US President Donald Trump called the Prime Minister to offer his congratulations. Both sides agreed they look forward to continuing the close cooperation between our two countries.
"The French President Emmanuel Macron called to congratulate the Prime Minister, and said he was pleased that she would continue to be a close partner.
"The president invited the Prime Minister to visit France at the earliest possible opportunity, and they agreed that the strong friendship between our two countries was important and would endure."
Some of the key details from the turbulent election night:
- Hung parliament confirmed with Tories missing out on majority of 326
- 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
- In the last seat to be declared, Labour’s Emma Dent Coad seized Kensington from the Tories, giving the Conservatives 318 seats and Jeremy Corbyn’s party 262
However the reception from within her own party has not been as warm as that from world leaders.
One seething senior Tory MP described the PM as “f***ed, and deservedly” after a poor campaign meant her snap election gamble ended in failure.
Mrs May and her small team of advisers clung to power last night with the help of the Ulster unionist support.
Despite hopes of a vast majority, Thursday’s nationwide vote saw Mrs May lose 12 MPs.
With one final declaration still to come, that left the 60 year-old Premier with just 318 seats, eight short of an overall majority of 326.
Sinn Fein’s refusal to take up their seven seats left her needing a working majority needed of 322 – with the DUP’s 10 MPs just taking the PM over the line, and hanging on to office like a thread.
The Westminster chaos sparked bookies to slash the odds on there being a second general election this year down to just 11/10.