It would seem May now has to decide whether she will try to represent a minority government as PM in a deal with Northern Ireland politicians, or if she'll stand down.
Steven Fielding, a professor of politics at the University of Nottingham, called her "a zombie prime minister". "Even if she retains the leadership, she's lost credibility in the eyes of Brussels in the lead-up to the Brexit negotiations, so she's in a far worse position", said Lemahieu.
"There were lots of voters who traditionally always voted Labour but wanted to see us outside the European Union", he said, "so after the referendum when the country voted to leave the European Union people think, Job done, I'll go back to my traditional allegiance".
As the June 8 poll ended in a hung parliament, with no party holding an absolute majority in the House of Commons, Mrs May pledged to offer "stability" if the Tories end up as the largest party with the most votes. At that point, polls predicted she would massively increase the slim majority she had inherited from predecessor David Cameron.
If so, Australia will have to tear up its plans for a free-trade deal with the UK.
This can happen if the supporting party is keen to keep another party out of power, or to avoid a fresh General Election.
Labour's finance spokesman and close Corbyn ally, Mr John McDonnell, says he can achieve this while ensuring the national debt is reduced over the course of the next parliament.
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn urged her to resign and allow him to form a minority administration, declaring: "We are ready to serve this country".
European stocks, however, are likely to trade higher in the session as the electoral turmoil, which could cost Prime Minister Theresa May her job, appears to be isolated to certain currency pairs and United Kingdom equities.
Ahead of the final result, May said Britain needed a "period of stability".
He pounded away on his proposal to hire more neighbourhood police, arguing these would provide a vital bulwark against jihadist radicalisation.
"If she had got the majority she wanted, she would have been a supreme political colossus", he said.
Murray into semi-finals after taming Nishikori
The momentum of the match switched sharply after umpire Carlos Ramos penalised Murray the loss of a serve for a time violation. None of the women still playing for the French Open title has ever won a Grand Slam tournament.
"This is a very bad moment for the Conservative Party, and we need to take stock", Conservative lawmaker Anna Soubry said.
Mrs May's campaign was damaged by a U-turn on a manifesto policy on social care for the elderly, which was dubbed a "dementia tax".
So what does that mean for the next five years?
May sought to showcase herself as a no-nonsense, get-things-done Englishwoman in the face of a woolly, idealistic Corbyn, but the downsides of this image showed up glaringly on the campaign trail.
It is highly likely that Mrs May too would hold back on any resignation until she has had time to test whether she has the support to attempt to continue in office.
But he has generally been credited with a strong campaign, and his classic social democratic manifesto, heavy on taxing the rich and corporations in order to boost public services, appealed to Britons tired of austerity and seeking an alternative.
Instead of forming an alliance with the coalition-sceptical Liberal Democrats, Labour could also join forces with the Scottish National Party to topple the Conservative Party.
"You live by the sword and you die by the sword", he said, forecasting an "excruciating task of trying to assemble a sensible government".
Even in constituencies that voted strongly to leave the EU, Labour candidates managed to hold on to their seats.
Delays or outright blockages on this legislation would place doubts over how Britain would control its borders and trade with the European Union after Brexit. "It's really good to see that we've been making gains".
Dean Turner, an economist at UBS Wealth Management, said: "Exit polls suggest that Theresa May's election gamble has backfired".
The night also saw the UK Independence Party wiped off the electoral map, losing most of its 2015 voters. Matheson had accused his Tory opponent of taking the seat for granted, and said in the run-up to polling day that he was "working the hardest possible" to win.
Comments