British Prime Minister Theresa May says her Conservative Party will work to provide stability whatever the result of the election.
An exit poll and early results suggest the party will be the biggest in Parliament but may fall short of a majority. If that happens May — who called the election in a bid to increase her majority — will come under intense pressure to resign.
May looked tense as she was resoundingly re-elected to her Maidenhead seat in southern England.
She didn’t say explicitly what she planned to do if the projection was borne out. May said “the country needs a period of stability and whatever the result the Conservative Party will ensure that we fulfill our duty in ensuring that stability.”
British Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn says May should resign and make way for a new government.
Corbyn says the result means “politics has changed” and people have rejected Conservative austerity.
Speaking after being re-elected to his London seat, Corbyn said May should “go and make way for a government that is truly representative of this country.”