Jeremy Corbyn was given a standing ovation by Labour MPs as he returned to the House of Commons, having led his party to an unexpectedly strong showing in the general election.
It was the first parliamentary sitting since last week's poll, which saw the Conservatives lose their Parliamentary majority and Labour surge in the polls.
Mr Corbyn grinned as he made his way to the front of the Opposition benches on Tuesday, to the sound of applause from his MPs.
One, Richard Burgon, claimed Prime Minister Theresa May had laughed "uneasily" at the ovation.
It was an unusual sight given Mr Corbyn's previous problems uniting his party. He has faced a number of rebellions and even a no-confidence motion despite winning two leadership elections.
Since dawn on Friday revealed the extent of her misstep at the polls, Ms May has been forced into finding allies in the Commons in order to wield enough power to pass laws.
It has driven her into the arms of the conservative Christian DUP.
Their record on issues like climate change, same-sex marriage and abortion have let to criticism of the PM's attempt to secure their support for key votes.
A former minister, Ed Vaizey, highlighted the danger of any DUP tie-up, saying: "I come from [the] liberal wing of the Conservative party.
"I’m not going to support any legislation that I would regard as socially illiberal, or taking this country backwards."
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Former Conservative Prime Minister John Major also urged Ms May to avoid a deal with the DUP, warning it risks a return of violence in Northern Ireland.
In a dramatic intervention, Sir John warned the peace process is "fragile" and could fall part if the British Government is no longer seen as "impartial".
DUP leader Arlene Foster said of the talks on Tuesday: "Discussions are going well with the Government and we hope soon to be able to bring this work to a successful conclusion."
Satansflamingfarts on June 13rd, 2017 at 19:17 UTC »
His own MPs were lining up to stab him in the back and then they ride his coat tails back into parliament. Fucking sycophants.
secretgeekery on June 13rd, 2017 at 18:55 UTC »
Wow, don't tell me we may have a united opposition for a change?!?
My god, maybe we'll even get back to politics at some point!
RosesAndClovers on June 13rd, 2017 at 18:17 UTC »
This kind of reminds me of a situation that happened about ten years ago here in Canada:
Conservatives won a minority government, and the Liberals said "well why don't we form a coalition government that represents the majority?"
This idea is a good one on paper, but one of the parties they would've had to coalition with were the separatist party the Bloc Quebecois. The Liberal attempt to form a coalition with them ruined their credibility in the eyes of many voters, the Conservatives forced another election right away, and won a huge majority.
The same sort of decision (coalition with a dubious partner choice) seems to be really fucking Theresa May over. And rightly so.