article_snippet.sent: Ed Miliband and Ms Sturgeon have ruled out a formal coalition with SNP MPs sitting in Cabinet.
article_snippet.sent: But Mr Miliband and Ms Sturgeon have left open the possibility of the SNP supporting a Labour government on a vote-by-vote basis, raising the prospect of Ed Miliband being forced to bow to Mr Miliband and Ms Sturgeon demands to get any legislation through.
article_snippet.sent: the SNP has already suggested that the SNP will be 'entitled to vote against any bit of legislation' and 'any bit of spending' the SNP does not agree with.
article_snippet.sent: the SNP means that for Labour to pass new laws or agree to spending in England, Wales or Northern Ireland Wales or Northern Ireland would have to strike a deal with the SNP.
article_snippet.sent: I am the leader of the party, I would lead those discussions if we're in that scenario.'
article_snippet.sent: It makes SNP-Labour by far the least popular potential coalition partner.
article_snippet.sent: Ms Sturgeon stated: 'SNP-Labour isn't going to Westminster to seek to bring down governments or block budgets.
article_snippet.sent: We're going to Westminster to build an alliance for good, positive, progressive, sensible change.'
article_snippet.sent: David Cameron warned any deal with SNP-Labour to put Labour in power would force Mr Miliband to negotiate 'day by day, vote by vote, favour by favour'.
article_snippet.sent: This would mean 'endless bargaining and backroom deals' to keep Labour in power - even if it hit English voters in the pocket.
article_snippet.sent: David Cameron said: '
article_snippet.sent: Every single decision taking the form of a ransom note – written by SNP-Labour. '
article_snippet.sent: Make no mistake, if Labour and SNP-Labour get into power, you are going to see an alliance between a party that wants to spend, borrow and tax more…with a party that wants to spend, borrow and tax even more. '
article_snippet.sent: It might be a match made in heaven for Labour and the SNP get into power
article_snippet.sent: I'm not going to have an alliance, I'm not going to have an arrangement, nor a coalition, with Ukip or the SNP. '
article_snippet.sent: The question is not is Ed Miliband or David Cameron, are one of those two going into Number 10, it's who is going to go in there alongside Ed Miliband or David Cameron.
article_snippet.sent: I personally think it is much better to have the Liberal Democrats around the cabinet table than Alex Salmond or Nigel Farage.'