For decades politics in Northern Ireland had been dominated by the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP), a traditional, conservative force which represented the Protestant majority and had a close relationship with the Conservative Party.
"From hubris to humiliation", said the left-leaning Guardian.
The Times of London said in an editorial that "the election appears to have been, among other things, a rejection of the vague but harshly worded prospectus for Brexit for which Mrs".
The resignations of Timothy and Hill, on whom May had been heavily reliant since her previous job at the interior ministry, will be a personal blow.
However, Defense Secretary Michael Fallon said on the Andrew Marr show he believed the Conservative Party and the DUP will be able to hold together in government.
Of the agreement she said: "This will allow us to come together as a country and channel our energies towards a successful Brexit deal that works for everyone in this country, securing a new partnership with the European Union which guarantees our long-term prosperity".
"Mail on Sunday tripe - I am backing Theresa may".
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May's party won 318 seats, eight short of the 326 they needed for an outright majority.
Major also relied on the support of the DUP after he secured a slim majority of 21 seats in the 1992 election.
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In fact several of the entities and individuals identified are explicitly affiliated to the Government of Qatar, the report said. Home to some 10,000 troops, it is central to the US-led fight against the Islamic State group in Iraq and Syria.
Meanwhile, Sinn Fein accused the DUP of betraying the interests of Northern Ireland - with Stormont leader Michelle O'Neill predicting a confidence and supply deal would "end in tears".
Theresa May was defiant in addressing the nation and committing herself to getting the best Brexit deal.
The Prime Minister reiterated that the Government's approach and objectives in the forthcoming talks to re-establish the Northern Ireland Executive remained unchanged.
The two men in charge of Britain's economy deliver their annual Mansion House speech on Thursday when they are likely to try to calm businesses and investors anxious by May's precarious grip on power and the uncertain outlook for the United Kingdom economy which has lost a lot of its momentum of 2016.
Many critics, including Scottish Conservative leader Ruth Davidson, have expressed concerns over the DUP's stances against gay marriage and abortion, among other issues.
They were replaced by Gavin Barwell, a former housing minister who lost his seat in the election.
Their 10 lawmakers give her a working majority after her own party failed to win enough seats to govern by itself. "Just because they are agreeing to support us on the economic issues and the big security issues facing this country doesn't mean we agree with them on everything".
Both the Mail on Sunday and the Sunday Times newspapers reported that aides to Johnson, a leading Brexit campaigner, were taking soundings about a potential leadership challenge, but he later denied the reports. When May called for the snap election, it was supposed to be a way for her party to gain on its majority and trounce a supposedly weak Labour Party.
If she is to succeed in delivering the wishes of 52 percent of the public and take Britain out of the European Union, she must find a way to secure the full support of her party to pass legislation preparing for and enacting the departure. The main opposition Labour Party surpassed expectations by winning 262. May said that he would bring "considerable experience" to the post.
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