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• UK PM Theresa May shed a 'little tear' over election failure

  6:49 AM ET Mon, 24 Sept 2018

  British Prime Minister Theresa May said she cried a "little tear" when an exit poll revealed she had failed to win an overall majority in a June 8 snap election.

• UK's Theresa May is a leader on borrowed time: former chairman of the Conservative Party

  7:13 AM ET Thu, 29 June 2017

  U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May is living on borrowed time, according to Lord Chris Patten, the former governor of Hong Kong.

• UK PM May strikes deal to get Northern Irish DUP support for minority government

  6:32 AM ET Mon, 26 June 2017

  British Prime Minister Theresa May and the leader of Northern Ireland's Democratic Unionist Party struck a deal on Monday to support May's minority government.

• Why the UK is worried about a Conservative-DUP deal

  8:46 AM ET Mon, 19 June 2017

  British Prime Minister Theresa May is drawing ever-closer to striking a deal with Northern Ireland’s Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) which will enable her to form a parliamentary majority and remain at the helm of the government. What does this mean for British politics?

• UK leader May: I will form a government to provide certainty

  11:55 AM ET Fri, 9 June 2017

  U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May has said that her Conservative party will align itself closely with Northern Ireland's Democratic Unionist Party in order to form a government that can ensure certainty for the British people.

• In pictures: How the UK election result played out

  11:05 AM ET Fri, 9 June 2017

  As the election’s aftermath continues to unfold, CNBC takes a look back at key moments from after the polls closed at the 2017 UK election.

• What the UK election result means for 'surprised' Trump and the US

  3:51 PM ET Fri, 9 June 2017

  After the UK Conservatives' disastrous election, President Donald Trump says he's "surprised" by the results.

• Youth vote and Scottish independence issue swings UK elections

  11:05 AM ET Fri, 9 June 2017

  What factors impacted the outcome of the 2017 U.K. election?

• UK's Theresa May will not resign after losing majority, seeks permission to form government

  9:01 AM ET Fri, 9 June 2017

  Despite a bruising election loss of seats, U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May wants to form a new government.

• Reaction: British PM May says will form a government and guide country through Brexit talks

  11:40 AM ET Fri, 9 June 2017

  Our live blog tracked the results of the U.K. General Election.

• UK leader Theresa May has reportedly no intention of resigning, already planning coalition deal

  4:27 AM ET Fri, 9 June 2017

  The disappointing result for the Conservative party on Friday has sparked many calls for Prime Minister Theresa May's resignation, but she reportedly has no intention in leaving her role.

• UK in political deadlock — Here's what happens next

  6:54 AM ET Fri, 9 June 2017

  The U.K. election has failed to give a decisive mandate to either the ruling Conservative party or the opposition Labour party, sparking more political uncertainty.

• UK sovereign rating could be downgraded further, warns S&P

  5:08 AM ET Fri, 9 June 2017

  The U.K. could suffer another ratings downgrade after a General Election led to a hung parliament, Moritz Kraemer, sovereign chief ratings officer at S&P Global, told CNBC on Friday.

• UK election ends in hung parliament; PM May's gambit badly backfires

  8:43 AM ET Fri, 9 June 2017

  With the bulk of seats declared in the General Election, no party has gained a clear majority and the U.K. now faces a hung parliament.

• Brexit campaigner Farage hints at political return over second referendum fears

  8:35 AM ET Fri, 9 June 2017

  Nigel Farage has said he would feel forced to launch a political comeback if Brexit was under threat after the U.K. General Election.

• Brexit negotiations set to be delayed on UK election result

  5:09 AM ET Fri, 9 June 2017

  The start of Brexit negotiations scheduled for June 19 is set to be delayed after a U.K. General Election produced a hung parliament on Friday morning.

• Sterling could hit $1.21 in hung parliament, currency strategist says

  6:43 AM ET Fri, 9 June 2017

  The U.K currency could see further sharp falls as the full results of the general election show a hung parliament, according to one currency strategist.

• ‘May’s gamble backfires’: UK media reacts to political deadlock

  7:10 AM ET Fri, 9 June 2017

  Media coverage across the U.K. has been unanimous: Prime Minister Theresa May has gambled on her government's future and it has badly backfired.

• How to trade UK stocks as election ends in political deadlock

  4:37 AM ET Fri, 9 June 2017

  Shares of domestically-focused UK companies could tumble after the shock hung parliament result in the general election, says Deutsche Bank.