BBC's political editor, Laura Kuenssberg clearly had one too many Red Bulls while trying to stay awake during the election coverage last night when she accidentally dropped the 'c-bomb' live on air.
The slip-up happened during live coverage with David Dimbleby on BBC last night. Kuenssberg was updating viewers on home secretary Amber Rudd's re-election into her seat after a recount. Recount...
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Yup. She said "c*nt" while attempting to say "Amber Rudd has called for a recount".
A few people picked up on it on Twitter...
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This comes after Prime Minister Theresa May has been facing calls to resign after the performance of the Conservatives. May called the election with the aim of winning a significant majority.
As you will have definitely heard by now, when no single party can get enough MPs to form a majority on its own, the parliament is said to be 'hung'.
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In a hung parliament, the Conservative government will remain in office until it is decided who will attempt to form a new government or unless May decides to resign.
Brexit negotiations are supposed to start in a week, but at this moment in time this is very uncertain. Especially when we don't yet know who will be taking the keys to Number 10, either as a minority government or as a coalition.
Speaking this morning, Theresa May seemed to hint at a coalition, saying: "At this time, more than anything else, this country needs a period of stability and if the Conservative Party has won the most seats then it would be incumbent on us to ensure that we have that."
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In his constituency victory speech overnight, Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn said it was 'time for Theresa May to go' and make way for 'a government that was truly representative'.
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