Theresa May 'Alone And Friendless' After Election Defeat, Says Former Aide

Senior members of the ruling Conservative party had reportedly made the departure of Nick Timothy and Fiona Hill a condition of allowing May to stay on after losing her parliamentary majority in Thursday's vote.

They were replaced by Gavin Barwell, a former housing minister who lost his seat in the election. May would be forced to resign if she failed to win a majority in a subsequent vote. Beleaguered British Prime Minister Theresa May was working to fill out the ranks of her minority government Saturday after an election that proved disastrous for her Conservative Party and complicating for Britain's exit from the European Union.

In an effort to shore up her position in Number 10 the Prime Minister has sent her Chief Whip to Belfast for talks with the Democratic Unionist Party ahead of the first test of her diminished authority when Parliament returns.

Contrary to an earlier statement which suggested May had reached a preliminary deal with the DUP, Downing Street said Saturday that such a deal had yet to be finalized.

Several MPs have said they were angered by key points in the Conservatives' manifesto, the document that outlined the party's agenda. We welcome this commitment, which can provide the stability and certainty the whole country requires as we embark on Brexit and beyond.

The details of the agreement "will be put forward for discussion and agreement" at a cabinet meeting on Monday, a day before the new parliament meets, the spokesman said. Ruth Davidson revealed she demanded a "categoric assurance" from the Prime Minister that gay rights would not be affected.

There was outrage at the suggestion by Conservative MP and former Northern Ireland secretary Owen Paterson that the DUP could seek greater influence over laws governing abortion in the rest of the UK.

"The atmosphere would be great if the chiefs of staff were not there and bad if the chiefs of staff were there", she told the BBC's Radio 4.

Theresa May lost her two most powerful - and notorious - advisers yesterday as she fought to cling on to power at No 10.

Support for May within the party ranks plunged after the election results and now lots of party members are calling on her to step down.

Perrior claimed the Downing Street operation run by May's top advisers "stank" of arrogance and said the reaction to Thursday's result lacked empathy and emotional intelligence.

They were her most trusted advisors.

"I could never work out if Mrs May condoned their behaviour and turned a blind eye or didn't understand how destructive they were".

Mr Timothy said he took responsibility for his part in the campaign, including his role in the so-called "dementia tax", which would have seen more people pay for the cost of their social care.

"One can speculate about the reasons for this, but the simple truth is that Britain is a divided country: many are exhausted of austerity, many remain frustrated about Brexit, and many younger people feel they lack the opportunities enjoyed by their parents" generation... the Conservative Election campaign failed to get this, and Theresa's positive plan for the future, across'.

While Mr Timothy, 37, and Ms Hill, 44, were running operations at Tory HQ, Mrs May was sitting on her sofa at home in Berkshire watching the BBC coverage with her husband.

"I have no doubt at all that Theresa May will continue to serve and work hard as Prime Minister - and do it brilliantly". "It might look to close friends of Theresa May as though she might be able to stay on because it's the least worst option, but I really don't think that's going to be the way in which the senior people in the party end up seeing it".