How Britain's newspapers reacted to the shock exit poll:
THE TIMES: MAY'S BIG GAMBLE FAILS
"Theresa May hoped to transform the political map of Britain last night. Instead, early indications were that she has been humiliated and her party left without a working majority. She has gambled and lost."
DAILY MIRROR: HANGING BY A THREAD
"Theresa May was on the verge last night of the most sensational political disaster for generations when the election exit poll predicted she would lose her Conservative majority.The result, if confirmed when all the votes are counted, would be a catastrophic gamble by a weak and wobbly Prime Minister who might not have long in Downing Street after this colossal miscalculation."
THE SUN: MAYHEM
"Theresa May gambled - and it looks like she has lost. Britain is about to find out the price of that failure."
THE GUARDIAN: EXIT POLL SHOCK FOR MAY
"Theresa May's gamble at calling an early general election following a massive Conservative lead in the polls appeared to have failed after a 10pm exit poll predicted that Britain was headed for a hung parliament."
DAILY TELEGRAPH: SHOCK FOR MAY AS EXIT POLLS POINT TO HUNG PARLIAMENT
"Theresa May's election gamble may have backfired last night as exit polls suggested the Conservative majority had been wiped out, leaving Britain with a hung parliament. The result - if proved correct - puts both Mrs May's premiership and Brexit in doubt."
DAILY MAIL: BRITAIN ON A KNIFE EDGE
"Britain was heading for another hung parliament last night after a shock Labour surge that could put Jeremy Corbyn in Downing Street. The outcome plunges Britain into political chaos, and could even hand the keys of Downing Street to Mr Corbyn."
DAILY EXPRESS: MAY'S FIGHT TO STAY IN POWER
"Theresa May was facing a battle to cling on to power last night after her General Election gamble appeared to have backfired. Exit polls put the country on course for a hung parliament, leaving the Prime Minister's hopes of a landslide victory in tatters."
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