Sunday politics round-up: Corbyn on the march, May hanging by a thread and Tories in civil war; Catch up on all the morning's development, what all the Sunday papers say and highlights from the morning's politics TV programmes.

Byline: Sean Seddon

Ever since the general election result became clear, the political landscape has gone into meltdown.

We've entered one of those 'blink-and-you'll-miss-something' phases, with resignations and major interventions cropping up every hour.

Theresa May's government is in tatters, Jeremy Corbyn is riding high and the Tories are teetering on the brink of civil war.

Oh, and Brexit negotiations start in a few days.

Let us help you stay on top of things.

Here's a round-up of all this morning's developments, what the papers are saying and highlights from all the Sunday politics programmes.

Mrs May warned about a "coalition of chaos" that would follow a Labour victory but the tables have been well and truly turned this weekend.

On Saturday, a statement was issued by Number 10 saying an outline agreement had been agreed with the DUP which would have seen them support the Conservatives in Parliament.

But it would appear they jumped the gun - hours later, another statement emerged saying that talks were ongoing over the terms of any confidence and supply deal.

Appearing on 'The Andrew Marr Show' on BBC, Corbyn turned May's own guns on her, calling the situation "chaotic" and re-affirming his belief that it could yet be Labour who governs the UK.

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He also criticised the government for dealing with the DUP because of their highly conservative social policies and ruled out the possibility of Sinn Fein taking their seats in Parliament.

Also appearing on Marr, the defence secretary Michael Fallon said the DUP agreement would extend to "big issues" like the economy and security.

For a man who has just lost an election, Jeremy Corbyn was described as smug by many on social media on Sunday morning.

After two years of infighting and ineptitude in the Labour Party, he says they are now ready for government - and sooner than people might think.

In an exclusive interview with The Sunday Mirror, Mr Corbyn said: "I can still be Prime Minister. This is still on. Absolutely. Theresa May has been to the Palace. She's attempting to form a government.

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"She's then got to present a programme to Parliament.

"We will -- obviously -- amend the Queen's Speech. There's a possibility of voting it down and we're going to push that all the way."

Speaking to Andrew Marr, it was Mr Corbyn who sounded...

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