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UK Elections 2017: Hung parliament casts doubt over Theresa May's future

As the results continue to come in, it appears Theresa May's snap election gamble has backfired

UK Elections 2017:  Hung parliament casts doubt over Theresa May’s future
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As the results continue to come in, it appears Theresa May’s snap election gamble has backfired. A hung parliament looks on the cards. Theresa May’s leadership is in grave doubt. The shape of the next government remains unclear. Experts react to the news.
Stuart Wilks-Heeg, head of politics, University of Liverpool
Theresa May is in deep, deep trouble. We know why she called the election; she wanted a bigger majority and a strong mandate ahead of the Brexit negotiations. At the time, it looked like she couldn’t fail, and now it seems that she has failed spectacularly. The campaign has fatally undermined

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