Britain's bestselling Sun newspaper said senior members of the party had vowed to get rid of May, but would wait at least six months because they were anxious that a leadership contest could propel Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn into power.
Theresa May has been warned she will have to re-think her Brexit negotiating strategy following her humiliation at the ballot box.
"I can still be prime minister", Corbyn said.
Some say her failure means the government must now take a more flexible approach to the divorce, potentially softening the exit terms. But not for some time, let's get this clear.
May had repeatedly ruled out the need for a new election before changing her mind.
May has said she intends to stay as prime minister despite failing to win a Conservative majority in the election.
"Theresa May is a dead woman walking".
The Downing St. resignations came as May worked to fill jobs in her minority government and replace ministers who lost their seats on Thursday.
Newspapers said foreign minister Boris Johnson and other leading party members were weighing leadership challenges.
Mr Johnson dismissed the reports as "tripe".
Conservative legislator Nigel Evans said the departure of the two aides was "a start", but there needed to be changes to the way the government functioned in the wake of the campaign.
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Britain's typically pro-Conservative press savaged Ms May on Saturday and questioned whether she could remain in power.
May's aides, Nick Timothy and Fiona Hill quit on Saturday following sustained criticism within the party of the campaign.
May's Downing Street office had announced on Saturday that the "principles of an outline agreement" with Northern Ireland's Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) had been agreed, only for the DUP itself to cast doubt on that account hours later.
"The talks so far have been positive".
The Conservatives now plan to reach a so-called confidence and supply agreement with the DUP, which would involve it supporting a Conservative minority government on key votes in parliament but not forming a formal coalition.
Many critics, including Scottish Conservative leader Ruth Davidson, have expressed concerns over the socially conservative DUP's stances against gay marriage and abortion, among other issues.
Northern Ireland is the only part of the U.K.in which same-sex marriage is illegal.
Hours later however Number 10 said they would "welcome any such deal being agreed", after the DUP released their own statement saying: "Discussions will continue next week to work on the details and to reach agreement on arrangements for the new parliament".
"I don't think throwing us into a leadership battle at this moment in time, when we are about to launch into these hard negotiations, would be in the best interests of the country", Evans said. "We want to do what is right for the whole of the UK and to bring stability to the Government of the United Kingdom".
With results declared for all of the 650 seats of British Parliament, the Conservatives won 318 while the opposition Labour secured 262, leaving neither party anywhere close to the 326 seats required for an overall majority. If she is to succeed in delivering the wishes of 52% of the public and take Britain out of the European Union, she must find a way to secure the full support of her party to pass legislation preparing for and enacting the departure.
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