Read our editor Kevin Schofield's essential guide to what's happening on Friday, 9 June.

Seven Tory ministers have lost their seats as the Conservatives were pegged back by a resurgent Labour party.

A former Tory minister has called on Theresa May to "consider her position" as the Conservatives lost their Commons majority at the general election.

Alex Salmond lost his seat to the Conservatives as the SNP endured a night of hugely disappointing election results.

Jeremy Corbyn has called on Theresa May to resign and allow Labour to form a government “that will be truly representative of all of the people of this country”.

Former deputy prime minister Nick Clegg has lost his seat in Sheffield Hallam in a huge blow for the Liberal Democrats.

Nigel Farage has said he would have “no choice” but to re-enter the political frontline if Jeremy Corbyn leads a coalition government after the election.

Labour has "changed the face of British politics", Jeremy Corbyn has said as the party made sweeping gains across the UK.

George Osborne tonight became the first senior Tory to cast doubt on Theresa May’s future as party leader after a shock exit poll suggested the Conservatives will lose their Commons majority.

The last poll to be published in the election campaign has given the Conservatives an eight-point lead over Labour. 

In the final two days of the snap election campaign, I followed Theresa May on a whistle stop tour of Britain. She visited a farmhouse, a home store and a science festival and held numerous planned 'chats' with friendly voters. She took questions from journalists 19,000 feet in the air on a private jet and was lucky enough to meet a "really good" boules player. All in all she covered almost 800 miles and stopped in nine marginal constituencies... and it was dry.

Labour almost matched the Conservatives in big donations in the fourth week of the election campaign after the Tories dominated previous periods, new figures reveal. 

The final pre-election polls have pointed to a Conservative win in today’s general election – but they remain divided on whether the Tories are heading for a comfortable majority or a narrow victory.

Pundits and public alike may well ask for help when it comes to making sense of the polls during this election campaign. 

The Scottish National Party has released its manifesto for the 2017 General Election.

Poverty charity Turn2us publishes research that highlights concerning levels of money worries among working households.

The Green Party has released their manifesto for the 2017 General Election.

The Conservative Party have released their manifesto for the 2017 General Election.

The Liberal Democrats have released their manifesto for the 2017 General Election.

Academics and leaders from the private, public and third sectors meet to discuss how to improve social mobility in Europe’s most unequal country.

The Labour Party have released their manifesto for the 2017 General Election.

Former Lib Dem Director of Campaigns Lord Rennard assesses the local election results last week and looks at the likelihood of a Liberal Democrat revival in the party's former heartlands.

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