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General Election 2017: How the front pages reacted

The UK woke up to the news that the General Election had resulted in a hung parliament after the Conservatives failed to secure a majority.

Despite initial polls predicting that Theresa May’s snap election would see a boost for the Tories’ majority, election night told a different story.

Theresa May has since confirmed that a coalition will be formed with the DUP, after visiting the Queen to seek permission to form a government. Here’s how the UK’s newspapers and websites reacted to the shock result…