Theresa May speech IN FULL: Watch as PM now vows to focus on Brexit after election farce
THERESA MAY has vowed "to get to work" as she revealed the Conservatives will form an alliance with the DUP after she failed to gain a Tory party outright majority in the General Election.
By REBECCA PERRING
09:54, Fri, Jun 9, 2017 | UPDATED: 13:44, Fri, Jun 9, 2017






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The prime minister said the Conservatives will lead the country out of the Europen Union (EU) with the backing of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) after she failed to secure a Tory majority in the snap election.

Ahead of Brexit negotiations due to go ahaead in 10 days, she said the country need "certainty" at this "critical time in our country".

She said "fairness and opportunity" would be at the heart of everything she said.

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What the country needs more than ever is certainty

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Mrs May vowed to “deliver the will of the people” with crucial Brexit talks due to take place in 10 days as she failed to mention her party had lost its majority.

She added: “We will work to keep our nation safe and secure by delivering the change I set out following the appalling attacks in Manchester and London," and said she would "crackdown" on Islamist extremists.

Mrs May spoke outside after Downing Street after she visited Buckingham Palace at 12.30pm where she sought permission from the Queen to form a government on the 10 votes of the DPU.

Defiant, she said she would form an alliance with the DPU, whom the Tory government have a "strong relationship" with.

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Theresa May stands outside Downing Street
She said: “What the country needs more than ever is certainty.

“It is clear that only the Conservative and Unionist party have the legitimacy and ability to provide that certainty by commanding that majority in the House of commons.

“Our two parties have enjoyed a strong relationship over many years.

“We will be able to work together in the interests of the whole united Kingdom.”

Leaders of the DUP had earlier said they were keen to secure a deal with the Tories and said there were "no red lines".

The results have come as an embarrassment to Theresa May who promised to deliver "strong and stable" leadership during her election campaign.

Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn urged her to resign and allow him to form a minority administration, declaring: "We are ready to serve this country."

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May gave a speech outside Downing Street alongside her husband Philip
Here is Theresa May's statement in full:

"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.

"Cracking down on the ideology of Islamist extremism and all those who support it and giving the police and the authorities the powers they need to keep our country safe.

"The government I lead will put fairness and opportunity at the heart of everything we do so that we will fulfil the promise of Brexit together and over the next five years build a country in which no one and no community is left behind, a country in which prosperity and opportunity are shared across this United Kingdom. "

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The Tories will form an alliance with the DUP
"What the country needs more than ever is certainty and having secured the largest number of votes and the greatest number of seats in the General Election it is clear that only the Conservative and Unionist party has the legitimacy and ability to provide that certainty by commanding a majority in the House of Commons.

"As we do, we will continue to work with our friends and allies in the Democratic Unionist party in particular.

"Our two parties have enjoyed a strong relationship over many years and this gives me the confidence to believe that we will be able to work together in the interests of the whole United Kingdom.

"This will allow us to come together as a country and channel our energies towards a successful Brexit deal that works for everyone in this country, securing a new partnership with the EU which guarantees our long-term prosperity.

"That's what people voted for last June, that's what we will deliver. Now let's get to work."