UK Prime Minister Theresa May is facing growing criticism and fighting for survival after a failed election campaign led to the loss of her Conservative Party’s majority in Parliament as Brexit talks approach.
A defiant May vowed to stay on as prime minister and continue to lead Britain out of the European Union after her disastrous election gamble backfired.
May had sought to capitalize on Britons’ desire to quit the EU and perceived weakness of opposition Labour Party Leader Jeremy Corbyn.
Despite calls to step down, including from Corbyn, whose party gained more votes than expected, May appeared determined to form a government with Northern Ireland’s right-wing Democratic Unionist Party, which won 10 seats.
“As I reflect on the results I will reflect on what we need to do in the future to take the party forward,” May said on Friday in a televised statement.
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