UK Prime Minister Theresa May called a snap election while she was 20 points up in the polls to strengthen her hand in Parliament and in the upcoming Brexit negotiations.  But after a bruising and botched campaign, the Tories lost their majority and there are calls for her to stand down.

The magic number for an overall majority is 326, but the Conservative Party is hung up below that.  Tweeked exit polling suggests May's party will wind up with 312 to 318 seats.  Its most likely, and some say only, chance for a coalition partner is the Democratic Unionist Party of Northern Ireland with its 10 seats.  That means that if the Tories wind up on the low side of projections, the UK is looking at a hung parliament.

Conservative MP Anna Soubry told the BBC that Ms. May should "consider her position" and take personal responsibility for a "dreadful" campaign and a "deeply flawed" manifesto after choosing to go to the country three years early in the hope of extending her majority.

The big winner of the night called for May's resignation as PM.  "The prime minister called the election because she wanted a mandate," said Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn after winning reelection to his north London district.  "Well, the mandate she's got is lost Conservative seats, lost votes, lost support and lost confidence.  I would have thought that is enough for her to go, actually."

Corbyn defied expectations with a manifesto that clearly explained plans for free education, increased funding for National Health, and more housing for Brits.  The pundits didn't think such a proudly Left-wing plan could win, but Labour picked between 32 and 34 seats, depending on how the final count develops.

The Liberal Democrats also bounced back, although it came at a price.  The Lib-Dems picked up five seats to wind up with 13.  But former leader Nick Clegg, who brought the party into its disastrous alliance with the Tories in 2010, lost his seat.

Other losers were the racist xenophobic twit wiffles (substitute your favorite vowel) in the UKIP, which was wiped out:  No seats for you.

The Scottish National Party also suffered losses, giving up 22 seats to Labour and the Tories; seems there's even less of an appetite for a new independence referendum than there was in 2014.

In Northern Ireland, the Ulster Unionists and SDLP were wiped out by the larger Democratic Unionists and Sinn Fein respectively.  Sinn Fein won seven seats, but will maintain its abstentionist policy meaning they will not take their seats.

For George Osborne, revenge is a dish best served with a big-giant shyte-eating grin on his face.  He served as Chancellor under David Cameron, but was sacked by Theresa May when she moved into Number 10.  Appearing on Channel Four as the new Minister of Schadenfreude, he gleefully predicted that May would not be able to continue as Prime Minister with a hung parliament and a weakened hand in the Brexit negotiations.

Early on Friday morning, May released a statement saying she would not step down.  We'll see how long that lasts.