Despite defeat, Corbyn enjoys strong result

(10 Jun 2017) Beleaguered Prime Minister Theresa May was working to fill out the ranks of her minority government Saturday after an election that proved disastrous for her Conservative Party and complicating for Britain's exit from the European Union. Britain's Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn lost Britain's election, but his beaming smile and enthusiastic thumbs' up the morning after was the demeanor of a man who knew he was nevertheless the winner. The party piled on votes and gained more than 20 new seats in Thursday's election. It fell short of victory, but managed to frustrate May's hopes of a landslide that would strengthen her position in negotiating Britain's exit from the European Union. The success marked a huge turnaround for Labour and its uncompromisingly left-wing leader, who were given up for dead when the campaign began. May's office has said that the most senior Cabinet members - including Treasury chief Philip Hammond, Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson and Home Secretary Amber Rudd - will keep their jobs, but she is expected to shuffle the lower ranks of ministers. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...