Theresa May looks set to be backed by the Democratic Unionist Party as she attempts to run a minority government following her general election disaster.
"It is deeply concerning that a party responsible for so much pain could be in a position to exert so much influence".
As rumors swirled about plots to oust May, Johnson denied he was planning a leadership challenge.
Meanwhile the main opposition Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn said that he stands ready to lead the country and that a new general election could be held within months. She said a government with the support of the DUP would "allow us to come together as a country and channel our energies towards a successful Brexit deal that works for everyone in this country, securing a new partnership with the European Union which guarantees our long-term prosperity".
But the lessons are clear: for National, never take your lead for granted, and for Labour, over-deliver on expectations.
Writing on the website, he said: "Obviously, party members and our readers are angry in the election's aftermath, and it may be that if the question is asked again in a week's time, it gets a different answer".
Many senior Conservatives say May should stay, for now, to provide stability.
Her campaign unravelled after a policy U-turn on care for the elderly, while Mr Corbyn's old-school socialist platform and more impassioned campaigning style won wide support.
But Graham Brady, who chairs the influential 1922 Committee of backbench Conservative lawmakers, said a "self-indulgent" party leadership campaign would only cause more uncertainty. Instead, she has left Britain's position in disarray, days before the divorce negotiations are due to start on June 19.
May, Northern Ireland party strike deal
A visibly relaxed Corbyn, asked whether he would be in his own job over the long term, joked that "I've got youth on my side". May called the election to try to strengthen her hand in Brexit talks , but her party lost its majority in parliament.
By early afternoon all but one of the 650 seats had declared, with the Conservatives on 318, well short of the 326 they needed for an overall majority.
The only way May has been able to form a government is to strike a partnership deal with the DUP, a socially conservative party that represents those who want Northern Ireland to remain part of the United Kingdom.
The two sides are looking to form a "confidence and supply" arrangement. The Green Party warned that a Conservative government propped up by the DUP would be a "coalition of chaos".
Ruth Davidson, the leader of the Conservatives in Scotland, who is a lesbian, told the BBC she had words with May over the DUP's record on LGBT rights.
The arrangement with the DUP will make governing easier, but it makes some Conservatives uneasy.
It has hardline views on social affairs, and is against same sex marriage and abortion, but these matters are already devolved to the Northern Irish assembly.
Since then, the May Government has put a great deal of effort into establishing stronger global relationships, including with New Zealand, in advance of Britain's formal divorce from the European Union in 2019.
But despite Brexit's relative absence from the debate, it may have been the defining issue in voters' minds, a year after the seismic referendum vote to leave the EU.
A DUP source told the Guardian newspaper, "We want there to be a government". Without the amendments, he said Labour would try to vote down the speech. "That's not a matter for me", she said. "This is still on".
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