Theresa May will fall short of an overall majority, the shock general election exit poll has predicted.
According to the BBC/Sky News/ITV poll conducted by NOP/Ipsos MORI released at 10pm on Thursday, the prime minister’s decision to call a snap election has disastrously backfired.
If the poll is accurate, the Conservatives will win 314 seats, Labour 266, the SNP 34 and the Lib Dems 14.
It would mean May would be 12 MPs short of the 326 required for a Commons majority.