Damian Green, a lawmaker in the pro-EU wing of the party, was promoted to first secretary of state — effectively deputy prime minister. In a WhatsApp message to Conservative lawmakers, Johnson said: "Folks we need to calm down and get behind the prime minister." 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. Corbyn said Labour would try to amend the Queen's Speech to include its own commitments to end austerity and boost public spending. "I don't think Theresa May and this government have any credibility," Corbyn told the Sunday Mirror, predicting that there could be another election within months.

Source: ABC News June 11, 2017 08:52 UTC