British Prime Minister Theresa May’s early election call backfires
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Theresa May addresses the press
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The press photographs Theresa May as she speaks
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A protestor wears a Theresa May mask
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Jeremy Corbyn arrives at Labour party headquarters
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Office workers look on
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Theresa May and her husband Philip are applauded by staff
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Theresa May leaves Buckingham Palace
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Tim Farron ddresses the media
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British front page stories about the exit poll results
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Caroline Lucas speaks after retaining her seat
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10 Downing Street on the night of the election
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An trader reacts
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The London Eye is illuminated in blue, representing the Conservative Party
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Ballot boxes are emptied
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Theresa May leaves with her husband Philip after voting
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Ballots are counted and verified
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Benedictine nuns leave a polling station after voting
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A woman carries a placard
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Jeremy Corbyn gestures after voting
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Theresa May speaks to supporters
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A woman walks past a Jeremy Corbyn mural
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The Proclamation of the Summons for a new Parliament is read
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Theresa May speaks to the press after requesting the dissolution of Parliament
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Prime Minister Theresa May has suffered one of the most dramatic reversals in recent British political history, losing an overall majority in parliament in a snap election she had been predicted to win easily.
May had called the election on April 18, urging voters to boost her 17-seat working majority in order to strengthen her hand in the Brexit negotiations.
Opinion polls at that time gave her Conservatives a 20-point lead over Labour, enough for a potentially triple-figure majority. (AFP)
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