The UK has a Hung Parliament

Theresa May has suffered humiliation at the ballot box after her massive General Election gamble backfired - leaving Britain with a hung parliament.

But - despite losing seats and her majority - the the PM will NOT resign and she will try to cling on.

After visiting the Queen to ask for permission to form a Government at 12.30pm today, she returned to Downing Street and took to the podium to insist 'it's business as usual' - after she formed a coalition with the DUP.

Mrs May had been holed up in No.10 all morning trying to arrange a deal with the Democratic Unionist Party - which handed her closer to the 326 seats she needs.

In a speech that critics are already saying is practically the same one that she would have delivered had she won a majority, she promised to deliver on promises over Brexit and dealing with Islamic extremism.

Mrs May said: "I have just been to see Her Majesty the Queen and I will now form a Government.

"A government that can provide certainty and lead Britain forward at this critical time for our country.

"This Government will guide the country through the crucial Brexit talks that begin in just 10 days and deliver on the will of the British people by taking the United Kingdom out of the European Union.

"It will work to keep our nation safe and secure by delivering the change that I set out following the appalling attacks in Manchester and London."