Westminister election result came as a 'complete shock' says Theresa May

By Sam Lister and Arj Singh, Press Association Political Staff

British prime minister Theresa May has told how she shed a "little tear" when she saw the shock exit poll on election night predicting she was about to lose her majority.

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