Not only has the Tories' defeat in the recent British snap election caused anger and disaffection against Prime Minister Theresa May among the party, her decision to seek a partnership with the Democratic Unionist Party of Northern Ireland (DUP) to form a coalition government has also sparked widespread controversy.
A snap election meant to strengthen her hand instead left her short of an outright majority and needing the DUP's support.
The Press Association says the DUP is warning that its parliamentary support "can't be taken for granted", telling the BBC that the government should give "greater focus" to the negotiations.
According to the newspaper, a legal team has found a lead claimant for the case and it will proceed as soon as the deal between the Tories and the DUP is formally announced.
"We have a government now that has not got a majority and has ripped up the manifesto which it stood on - I don't think that is democratically legitimate".
"Her failure to reach a deal in time with the DUP doesn't bode well for the tough Brexit talks ahead".
But it did include a part that appears to be a direct comment on the Conservatives working with the controversial Northern Ireland party.
The State Opening of Parliament is due to happen later on Wednesday.
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Theresa May's pledge to slash immigration below 100,000 was left out of a stripped-down Queen's Speech that laid bare her loss of authority today.
The Queen's Speech was initially planned for Monday but was postponed because of the turmoil following the election.
John McDonnell, chief finance spokesman for the main opposition Labour Party, said May's minority government had "no right to govern".
However, the prime minister has repeatedly said that the deal wouldn't run foul of the Good Friday Agreement, as Westminster is committed to honouring the 1998 deal.
The government has said this session of parliament will last two years - meaning there would be no Queen's Speech next year - in order to be able to pass a vast amount of Brexit-related legislation.
But a deal remains elusive - leaving Mrs May without a workable majority. Since then, the British government, with support from Dublin, has been trying to broker an agreement between the DUP, Sinn Fein and other parties to restart the power-sharing arrangements at Stormont, Northern Ireland's parliament.
Liberal Democrat Brexit spokesman Tom Brake said: "After one week of talks, we are no closer to finding out what the DUP have asked for and what concessions are being made".
He said a move to create borders would be "totally unacceptable", with "imaginative" ideas and flexibility needed to ensure there is an open border which is "as frictionless as possible".
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