article_snippet.sent: But SNP, forecast to hold the balance of power with 50 or more MPs, suggested SNP would hold Ed Miliband to ransom if Ed Miliband refuses to scrap the Trident nuclear defence programme.
article_snippet.sent: I certainly wouldn’t be happy if Trident was renewed,’ The SNP’s deputy leader Stewart Hosie said.
article_snippet.sent: A senior Labour source sought to downplay Miss Eagle’s remarks, saying there would be a ‘clear majority’ for Trident renewal in any circumstances because of the support of almost all Conservative MPs.
article_snippet.sent: Conservative Party chairman Grant Shapps said: ‘The SNP are threatening to hold Britain to ransom to guarantee an Ed Miliband government gives The SNP what The SNP want – weaker defences, more borrowing, more debt and more taxes.
highlights_snippet.sent: SNP suggests SNP would hold Ed Miliband to ransom over Trident if Ed Miliband is PM .