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If I lose just six seats I will lose this election
During the 2017 campaign, Theresa May warned that losing six seats would cost her the election and leave Jeremy Corbyn negotiating with the European Union.
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Why it mattered
The Conservatives lost their Commons majority on 8 June. May remained prime minister, and her party reached a confidence-and-supply agreement with the DUP. The tweet was widely recirculated after the result.