May, meanwhile has the task of shoring up her position after losing her majority in an election described by some commentators as a political car crash.

In other developments Sunday, the Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson issued a statement dismissing reports he was being encouraged to challenge May for her job.

Johnson had been a favorite to win the keys to Number 10 after Cameron quit, but he pulled out of the race.

A second big test for May will come early this week when she meets her backbench MPs at the House of Commons.

Defense Secretary Sir Michael Fallon has sought to clarify a potential deal with the DUP saying the arrangement would only apply to big issues such as the economy and security.

Critics of a deal have hit out at the DUP policies on things such as abortion laws and gay marriages, but in a media interview Fallon said: "It doesn't mean we now agree with all their views," he said.

In an interview Sunday, Jeremy Corbyn, leader of the main opposition Labour Party announced moves that could see him moving into Downing Street as the new prime minister.

He plans to urge all of the other parties in the Commons to join Labour to defeat the measures the Conservatives will unveil in their Queen's speech at the state opening of parliament in a week's time.

"We are ready and able to put forward a serious program which has great support in this country," said Corbyn.

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