article_snippet.sent: In a speech today, Tory former Prime Minister Sir John Major claimed SNP would use any power SNP wield in Westminster after the election to foster division and further SNP dream of the break up of the 300-year-old Union.
article_snippet.sent: Tory former Prime Minister Sir John Major said that Tory former Prime Minister Sir John Major had repeatedly warned in the 1990s that devolution to Scotland would make independence more, not less, likely.
article_snippet.sent: Now, it is at risk again,' Tory former Prime Minister Sir John Major said.
article_snippet.sent: Tory former Prime Minister Sir John Major warned of 'mayhem' if the SNP holds the balance of power, with a weak Labour government open to a 'daily dose of blackmail' to secure the support of the nationalists in Commons votes.
article_snippet.sent: the SNP is a real and present danger to our future,' Sir John said. 
article_snippet.sent: That could be disastrous to the people of Scotland – and fatal to the UK as a whole.'
article_snippet.sent: SNP MPs at Westminster added: 'John Major's comments are silly, over the top and frankly the top don't show the top in a particularly good light. '
article_snippet.sent: I can understand why that message of standing up for ordinary people not just in Scotland but across the UK might offend John Major as The former Prime Minister, but I think it's a message that will continue to win support right across Scotland.'
article_snippet.sent: In a personal attack on the SNP leader, Sir John cast doubt on the legitimacy of a party which only stands in one part of the country setting the direction of the national government. '
article_snippet.sent: the SNP is determined to prise apart the United Kingdom.'
article_snippet.sent: Sir John warned that this will leave the country open to a 'daily dose of blackmail' as the SNP makes fresh demands in return for supporting Labour in Commons votes. '
article_snippet.sent: If Labour were to accept an offer of support from the SNP, Labour could put the country on course to a government held to ransom on a vote-by-vote basis,' Sir John said. '
article_snippet.sent: And Labour's Alistair Darling, who led the No campaign against Scottish independence, said the Tories were 'flirting with English nationalism' in a 'desperate' way which could lead to another period of divisive wrangling over Scotland's position.
article_snippet.sent: London Mayor Boris Johnson said allowing Scottish nationalists to preside of the UK government would be like getting 'Herod to run a baby farm'.
article_snippet.sent: Lord Forsyth - who served as Scottish secretary in Sir John's government - warned that building up the SNP to undermine support for Labour in England could ultimately damage the Union. '
article_snippet.sent: We've had the dilemma for Conservatives, which is Conservatives want to be the largest party at Westminster and therefore some see the fact that the nationalists are going to take seats in Scotland will be helpful,' Lord Forsyth - who served as Scottish secretary in Sir John's government - told the Guardian. '
highlights_snippet.sent: Former Tory PM warns SNP would use role in government to breakup UK .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: SNP leader accuses SNP leader of being 'silly and over the top' in speech .
  