article_snippet.sent: the SNP has declared the SNP will never support The two most high-profile Conservatives in a hung Parliament, but is ready to do a deal with Labour, even if a deal finishes in second place.
article_snippet.sent: Last night, secret footage of Mr Salmond yesterday raised new fears about Scottish Nationalists holding the balance of power at Westminster after May 7.
article_snippet.sent: Mr Salmond, in Mr Salmond first joint interview with the London Mayor, Mr Salmond chief leadership rival, said: 'In the last 48 hours the SNP have said "no money spent on defence projects unless you get rid of Trident.
article_snippet.sent: But frankly The stakes at this election have got much higher because of what's happening in Scotland with the SNP potentially wiping out Labour. '
article_snippet.sent: It would be a continual ransom by the SNP of a Labour government.'
article_snippet.sent: Miliband dismissed Mr Salmond's claim as 'fantasy and nonsense' – but again refused to rule out relying on SNP votes in a hung Parliament.
article_snippet.sent: Mr Salmond's claims Mr Salmond's would write the Labour budget as 'fantasy and nonsense' Mr Salmond's also insisted yesterday that Mr Salmond's had no plans to negotiate with SNP . '
article_snippet.sent: Mr Salmond's insisted Mr Salmond's had no plans to negotiate, adding: 'I am going to put a Labour Queen's Speech before the Commons and people will have to decide how the Commons and people vote.'
article_snippet.sent: In a separate interview, with the Independent, Mr Salmond's refused to rule out seeking to enter Number Ten propped up by other parties even if Mr Salmond's party wins fewer seats than the Conservatives.
article_snippet.sent: Nicola Sturgeon, Mr Salmond's successor, yesterday set out another policy demand for the entire UK – saying SNP MPs would vote for a £24 billion increase in NHS spending.
article_snippet.sent: But Scottish Conservative deputy leader Jackson Carlaw said: 'Here we have the SNP-Labour offer in a nutshell: a chaotic pact with Britain's future security treated like a dinner-party joke. '
article_snippet.sent: After Nicola Sturgeon's slick con-trick earlier this week, the leaked video shows the SNP's arrogance laid bare. '
article_snippet.sent: What's putting the Union at risk is the prospect of an SNP victory in seats in Scotland, and the reason why the SNP have been doing well is the collapse in the Labour and Liberal Democrat vote. '