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European Union member states are resisting further integration within the bloc after the Brexit vote, a former EU Commission chief has said.

Former European Commission president Jose Manuel Barroso said Brexit was a “problem” for the bloc.

Speaking to RT, Mr Barroso said a drive for integration had led to resistance.

British Prime Minister Theresa May said Monday she wanted to end the anxiety of EU nationals fearful of their future after Brexit, promising to protect their rights and saying: "We want you to stay," reported AFP.

Britain begins historic talks on June 19 on leaving the European Union while still mourning the victims of a devastating fire and reeling from an election that has badly weakened the government.

Theresa May faced a backlash from republican parties at a series of meetings in Downing Street on Thursday over her plan to strike a deal with Northern Ireland's Democratic Unionist party to prop up her minority Conservative government, reported The Guardian.

Embattled British Prime Minister Theresa May has appointed ministers to her shaky government, as some Conservative colleagues rallied to support her - and others said her days were numbered after last week's disastrous election.

Theresa May has said she will form a government with the support of the Democratic Unionists that can provide “certainty” for the future.
Speaking after visiting Buckingham Palace, she said only her party could form a “legitimate” administration after winning the most seats and votes.

Theresa May has struck a deal with the Democratic Unionists that will allow her to form a government, sources have confirmed.

The prime minister with the Queen to confirm that a deal is in place.

It follows extensive talks with the DUP late into the night. Party figures say they have been driven on by their dismay at the possibility of Jeremy Corbyn becoming prime minister.

Prime Minister Theresa May was fighting to hold on to her job on June 9 as British voters dealt her a punishing blow, denying her the stronger mandate she had sought to conduct Brexit talks and instead weakening her party's grip on power.
   

Prime Minister Theresa May's Conservatives have come first in Britain's general election but lost their overall majority in parliament, near-complete results showed on Friday, AFP reported.

With just 16 seats left to declare, the Conservatives have won 309 seats, meaning they cannot get an overall majority in the 650-seat House of Commons.

In today’s elections in Great Britain there are 2716 candidates that will claim 533 seats in the UK Parliament and 650 in the House of Commons.

Of all the candidates, 1931 are men and 785 are women.

In the general elections in 2015, there were 3,209 candidates, or 493 more than they are today.