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Theresa May has insisted she intends to "get on with the job" of being Prime Minister at a "really critical time in the UK", ITV news reports.

Mrs May's latest comments come just hours after she revealed she intends to stay on as Prime Minister of the UK to fight the next election.

Speaking to ITV News while visiting Japan, Mrs May repeated that she is "not a quitter."

Responding to a question from ITV News Political Correspondent Carl Dinnen during a joint press conference with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Mrs May replied: "I said I wasn't a quitter, and there's a long-term job to do, there's an important job to be done in the United Kingdom.”

In an attempt to show that her administration would not be defined by Brexit, Mrs May insisted she was tackling "long-term challenges" to reform the economy and tackle "injustices" including in mental health care.

Speaking on the first day of a three-day diplomatic trip to Japan, Mrs May said she was aware of the rumours that she could be replaced as the leader of the Conservative Party.

But she rejected the talk of her standing down or being replaced in Number 10.

"Yes, there has been an awful lot of speculation about my future which has no basis in it whatsoever," she told Dinnen, adding: "I'm in this for the long term."

“What me and my government are about is not just delivering on Brexit but delivering a brighter future for the UK,” BBC quoted the PM as saying.