article_snippet.sent: the SNP will help make Mr Miliband Prime Minister even if Labour finish 40 seats behind the Tories at the general election, Nicola Sturgeon said last night.
article_snippet.sent: Ed Miliband Prime Minister said Nicola Sturgeon would form an anti-Tory alliance with Labour and other smaller parties regardless of how many MPs David Cameron wins on May 7.
article_snippet.sent: While Mr Miliband has ruled out going into coalition with the SNP, Nicola Sturgeon remarks raise the prospect of Labour ruling as a minority government - despite winning fewer votes and seats than the Tories.
article_snippet.sent: Protesters wearing masks of SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon hold placards outside Chatham House, a foreign affairs think-tank, where Labour leader Ed Miliband delivered a speech in London this morning .
article_snippet.sent: Ms Sturgeon was asked on BBC2's Newsnight whether Ms Sturgeon party would be ready to prop up a Labour government if her party had fewer seats than the Conservatives.
article_snippet.sent: Ms Sturgeon replied: ' Yes.
article_snippet.sent: Asked if this would remain Ms Sturgeon position even if David Cameron's had 30 more MPs than Scotland - allowing Mr Miliband, Ms Sturgeon confirmed: ' If there is an anti Tory majority, yes, that's what I've been saying all along -
article_snippet.sent: And if the margin was as wide as 40 MPs, Ms Sturgeon said: ' If the margin was as wide as 40 MPs can't command a majority the margin was as wide as 40 MPs can't be a government, that's the basic rule of how governments are formed I'd have thought.'
article_snippet.sent: The SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon - campaigning in Glasgow today - said The SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon - campaigning in Glasgow would help make Scotland - allowing Mr Miliband Prime Minister even if Labour finish 40 seats behind the Tories .
article_snippet.sent: Ms Sturgeon was pictured with three-year-old Kitty MacDonald and SNP Candidate for Glasgow South Stewart McDonald during a visit to Glazed, a ceramic painting studio in the city .
article_snippet.sent: Ms Sturgeon also rejected an independent study which said there was a 'significant disconnect' between the SNP's claims to be an anti-austerity party and plans that implied it would be spending less than Labour by 2019/20.
article_snippet.sent: The electorate has a real choice, although The electorate can at best see only the broad outlines of a real choice.'
article_snippet.sent: Responding to the comments, Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg said Ms Sturgeon was going to 'ignore the will of the people', if Ms Sturgeon chose to support the smaller of the two main parties at Westminster.
article_snippet.sent: Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg added: 'Ms Sturgeon's going to ignore how people vote and Ms Sturgeon's just going to insist on Ms Sturgeon personal preference.'
article_snippet.sent: Ms Sturgeon told the BBC's Newsnight that 'if [the Conservatives] can't command a majority, a majority can't be a government'.
article_snippet.sent: Ms Sturgeon has repeatedly said Ms Sturgeon would work with Labour to 'get rid of the Tories' if the SNP had enough MPs.