article_snippet.sent: A senior Labour MP has admitted that a party Labour could 'do business with'
   would look to 'forge a common alliance' with the SNP to ensure Ed Miliband becomes Prime Minister.
article_snippet.sent: David Lammy, who is standing for London Mayor, said the SNP was a party Labour could 'do business with' in the event of another hung Parliament.
article_snippet.sent: David Lammy, appearing on ITV News last night, said the SNP was a party Labour could 'do business with' in the event of another hung Parliament .
article_snippet.sent: Mr Miliband has ruled out joining a formal coalition with the SNP but has refused to be drawn on whether Mr Miliband could work with a formal coalition with the SNP on a vote-by-vote basis.
article_snippet.sent: However, speaking on ITV News last night, Mr Miliband went further – insisting that a deal with the SNP could be struck.
article_snippet.sent: Speaking on Newsnight last night Mr Miliband insisted Mr Miliband would not form a Coalition with the SNP after the May 7 General Election .
article_snippet.sent: But clearly, after the May 7 General Election, you would forge common alliance with parties that you can actually do business with, and the SNP must be part of that story.'
article_snippet.sent: Defence Secretary Michael Fallon told MailOnline: 'One of Mr Miliband most senior MPs is openly talking about forming a 'common alliance' with the SNP.
article_snippet.sent: Speaking this morning Mr Miliband insisted there would be no coalition with the SNP and denied Nicola Sturgeon's party would hold the whip hand on policy, telling BBC1's Breakfast: 'A Labour government led by me, what happens in A Labour government led by me will be decided by me, not by the SNP.'
article_snippet.sent: Labour had 'fundamental differences' with the SNP, such as the nationalist party's desire for a second independence referendum within five years, Mr Miliband said, adding: 'I'm not having that.'
highlights_snippet.sent: David Lammy said the SNP was a party Labour could 'do business with'
  