article_snippet.sent: the SNP has declared the SNP will never support the Conservatives in a hung parliament, but the SNP is ready to do a deal with Labour, even if a deal finishes in second place.
article_snippet.sent: But Mr Salmond's again refused to rule out relying on SNP votes in a hung parliament.
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: Mr Salmond's has boasted that 'whoever holds the balance holds the power' in Parliament .
article_snippet.sent: Mr Salmond's said Labour had not ruled out a deal with the SNP and would be held to 'ransom' by Mr Salmond's . '