Mrs May's self-interest was again to the fore at the weekend as her advisers paid the price for electoral failure, following the threat of a leadership challenge if the Prime Minister did not remove them.
After deciding to stay on as British PM despite the disastrous election results, Theresa May on Monday unveiled a largely unchanged new cabinet, which met for the first time in the day.
David Davis, the official in charge of Brexit strategies, told the BBC that the feverish speculation about who could replace May as prime minister - much of it focused on Boris Johnson, Britain's flamboyant foreign secretary - was the "height of self-indulgence".
Senior ministers in Britain's Conservative government and members of the main opposition Labour Party have held secret talks to ensure a soft Brexit, The Daily Telegraph reported on Tuesday.
May, who is trying to wrap up an arrangement with Northern Ireland's Democratic Unionist Party that would allow her to lead a government with a majority of votes in the House of Commons, moved to demonstrate that she understands the frustration within her own ranks following the election.
After a lacklustre campaign from the Conservative party, and a surge in support for Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, neither party achieved a majority and the country now waits in a state of anticipation and uncertainty.
May said she'd spoken to all those who lost their seats, and the party was going to help them find new jobs.
"When will be the point from moving to talking about talks, to more detailed talks, I can not say".
During the campaign, May cast herself as the only leader competent enough to navigate the tortuous Brexit negotiations that will shape the future of the United Kingdom and its $2.5 trillion economy. May is due to meet its leader Arlene Foster on Tuesday.
UK fears the Gulf's Qatar blockade is hurting its people
Qatar has therefore turned to its real allies who share its political creed, such as Turkey and Iran, he told Asharq Al-Awsat. Soldiers in an armored pick-up truck looked out over barbed-wire at sprawling dustland separating Qatar from Saudi Arabia .
Following the disappointing results for the Conservative Party and the promising results for Labour in the June 8 general elections, many Britons are calling on May to resign and give way to the Labour Party to form a new government.
However, when asked about whether the Brexit talks would start for real on June 19 as planned, Winterstein said: "I can not say". While her party supported Brexit, Northern Ireland voted to remain in the European Union and many residents have voiced concern about the return of border checkpoints which were removed over a decade ago.
But late Monday afternoon, May suggested there may be some flexibility after all, promising in a contrite appearance before her party's backbenchers to "listen to all voices" in the party on Brexit and build a more consensual approach.
"She said she will serve us as long as we want her".
Passing the Queen's Speech - which is written by ministers and presents an outline of its planned legislation for the next Parliamentary session - will be the first major test of Theresa May's proposed minority government.If the government was defeated, it would be tantamount to a vote of no confidence.
Cobbling together a desperate deal with the DUP never looked good, and taking extra time to put it together looks worse. The main reason May is now in No 10 and not at the job centre is that Conservatives are fearful of another election.
"I got us into this mess so I'm going to get us out of it".
While the DUP are deeply eurosceptic, they have balked at some of the practical implications of a so-call hard Brexit - including a potential loss of a "frictionless border" with the Republic of Ireland - and talks will touch on efforts to minimise the potential damage to Northern Ireland.
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