After a devastating night for Theresa May and the Conservative Party, Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has called for May to step down.
What should have been a night to strengthen May’s hand in upcoming Brexit talks, the Conservative’s instead lost 13 seats, resulting in the hung parliament.
The BBC have reported that the current Prime Minister will not be stepping down.
“Theresa May has no intention of announcing her resignation later today,” said Laura Kuenssberg, BBC political editor.
“It’s not clear to me whether they’re trying to kill the rumours off before she truly makes her mind up.” she added.
May is currently in talks with Northern Ireland’s Democratic Unionist Party, who won ten seats.
“If … the Conservative Party has won the most seats and probably the most votes then it will be incumbent on us to ensure that we have that period of stability and that is exactly what we will do,” said May in Maidenhead this morning.
Support for Theresa is waning with calls to quit from her only party as well as Labour.
Speaking about May’s election, ex-Tory business minister Anna Soubry told the BBC that May had run a “dreadful” campaign that suffered from “appalling” messaging U-turns.
Corbyn declared his party as the victors of the snap election, winning 261 seats.
“We put forward our policies – strong and hopeful policies – and have gained an amazing response from the public. I think it’s pretty clear who won this election,” he told the BBC.
“My party has had a huge increase in its vote, gained seats all over the country, in every region of this country and in Scotland and Wales. I think everyone in the Labour party, and everyone who supported the Labour party yesterday – young people, old people, everyone in between – I think they should be very proud of what we have achieved,” he said.
So who is likely to replace May as Tory party leader if she does resign?
Boris Johnson has been tipped as a potential successor to the party. He has simply said that it is yet “early days”.
Phillip Hammon and Amber Rudd have also been highlighted as potential successors.