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There's only two parties - Lib Dems & Greens - which promised a chance to revert Brexit, so I wouldn't expect it to be reversed. A softer Brexit is certainly on the cards though.

This guide [0] from the BBC might help to understand how coalitions are formed. It's currently looking very tricky as the splits are crazy [1].

[0] http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election-2017-40209087

[1] https://www.theguardian.com/politics/ng-interactive/2017/jun...

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> A softer Brexit is certainly on the cards though.

The hardness of Brexit does not depend solely on the British government. The EU administration has a huge interest to make Brexit as hard as possible to avoid other member states from feeling the urge to leave.

I'm not sure, I suspect without a big majority May will find it difficult to keep some of the more rabid brexiters in her party under control.

This election was always about the opposition within the Conservative party rather than Labour.

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