Theresa May’s disastrous general election cost the Tories their House of Commons majority and left the Prime Minister clinging to power as speculation grows that she could be ousted.

Boris Johnson, widely considered to be the frontrunner to replace Mrs May, has moved to quash talk of a change in the party leadership as he urged the Prime Minister’s critics to “get a grip”.

But the fact remains that Mrs May has been left in a precarious position as she looks to tie up a deal with the Democratic Unionist Party to prop up her minority Government.