article_snippet.sent: Ed Balls (pictured) said Ed Miliband would not allow Nicola Sturgeon's party to insist on a deal that would see Scotland benefit at the expense of England .
article_snippet.sent: Ed Balls has ruled out any post-election pact with the SNP that would put Scotland ahead of England - insisting it would be a 'betrayal of the English vote.'
article_snippet.sent: Ed Miliband has insisted Labour will not form a coalition with the SNP but has so far stopped short of dismissing a looser arrangement that could prop up a Labour administration.
article_snippet.sent: In March, Labour's Ed Milibandflatly ruled out going into coalition with the SNP as Labour's Ed Miliband attempted to draw a line under weeks of Tory jibes.
article_snippet.sent: Labour's Ed Miliband insisted there would be no power-sharing deal with Nicola Sturgeon party and Labour's Ed Miliband would not lead a government that included SNP ministers.
article_snippet.sent: However, Labour's Ed Miliband stopped short of dismissing a looser arrangement that could prop up a Labour administration, such as the 'confidence and supply' agreement.
highlights_snippet.sent: Ed Balls rules out any SNP pact benefiting Scotland at England's expense .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: Ed Miliband has ruled out forming a coalition with Nicola Sturgeon's party .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: But  stopped short of dismissing deal to prop up a Labour administration .