Theresa May has ‘no intention of resigning,’ strikes deal with Democratic Unionists

June 9, 2017 at 09:53

Pundits predict May will be forced to resign, making her one of the shortest serving prime ministers in history.

Prime Minister Theresa May has no intention of resigning and has instead struck a deal with the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) of Northern Ireland.

The PM was humiliated in the UK general election, failing to secure a majority for her Conservative Party, leaving the country with a hung parliament.

The PM says she has no “intention of quitting.”

Break - PM has no intention of resigning - working to form a govt based on being largest party in seats and votes
— Laura Kuenssberg (@bbclaurak) June 9, 2017

Reports indicate she has struck a confidence and supply arrangement with the ideologically similar DUP. They have 10 seats in the Commons.

Spectator magazine journalist James Forysth reports Tory officials inside Conservative Campaign Headquarters (CCHQ) attribute the devastating result to three issues: people are fed up with austerity, Brexit backlash and “Theresa May turned out not to be who the voters thought she was.”

Former Tory Chancellor George Osborne, who was sacked by Theresa May when she took office last year, said the result would be “completely catastrophic” for the party and the PM.

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