ALMOST half of voters are not in favour of a Tory-DUP deal to keep Theresa May’s Government alive, according to a new poll.

Meanwhile just eight per cent of people have a favourable view of any agreement with the unionist MPs to prop up the Prime Minister.

3 The public are not in favour of a Tory-DUP deal, according to a new poll Credit: PA

Talks are still on-going between the Conservatives and the Northern Irish party to get their support for a Queen’s Speech to be voted through next week.

Mrs May needs the backing of their 10 MPs after she lost her majority in the House of Commons in last week’s disastrous election.

But the potential deal with the DUP has come under criticism for their stances on abortion and LGBT rights, as well as what it could mean for the peace process in the province.

3 Theresa May is looking for the support of their 10 MPs to pass her Queen's Speech Credit: EPA

A YouGov poll for The Times suggested the public are not happy with the plan either, with 48 per cent saying they had an unfavourable view of it.

Just 27 per cent of people said they would support the deal, and 48 per cent would oppose it.

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Meanwhile only 44 per cent of voters, including 31 per cent who voted Tory in last week’s general election, said doing a deal would result in a worse government than if the Conservatives tried to govern alone.

A senior Conservative source said talks will continue this afternoon and the State Opening of Parliament has been set for Wednesday.

It was pushed back from its original date of Monday to give more time fort the PM to firm up her shaky premiership, and she signalled she is "confident" of getting the Queen's Speech through the Commons.

The Tory source said there was a "steady dialogue ongoing" with the DUP on a deal to prop up a minority Tory administration.

It is understood there is "broad agreement" on the principles of the Queen's Speech, setting out the Government's legislative programme for the coming year.

3 Gerry Adams said he told the PM any deal with DUP broke the Good Friday Agreement Credit: EPA

DUP deputy leader Nigel Dodds, in Downing Street for talks with Mrs May on restoring power-sharing in Northern Ireland on Thursday, refused to be drawn on how negotiations were progressing.

"We are working on a series of fronts and we are working very, very hard to deliver good government for Northern Ireland and good government for the United Kingdom," he said.

But Sinn Fein president Gerry Adams warned yesterday a deal between the Government and the DUP would be "in clear breach of the Good Friday Agreement".