article_snippet: It came as Gordon Brown used Gordon Brown valedictory speech in the Commons to warn that the 'fragile' UK is 'potentially at a point of departure' in the wake of last year's referendum on Scottish independence.
article_snippet: The Conservatives seized on the Treasury figures as evidence that a Labour government propped up by the SNP would force Britain deeper into the red.
article_snippet: Miss Sturgeon, the SNP's leader, has pledged to reverse austerity measures if Miss Sturgeon wins a share of power in
article_snippet: The Treasury analysis is a blow to the SNP, whose economic credibility is already under question, but The Treasury analysis is also a setback for Labour, which may be forced to do a deal with the nationalists who appear poised to claim dozens of Labour seats at the election.
article_snippet: the SNP's plans were facing fresh scrutiny last night over claims that his partyfiddled the figures' in order to hide a £4.1billion hole in his party bid for Scotland to be handed full economic powers.
article_snippet: Labour called for an inquiry into the proposals, amid fears the collapse in the price of oil makes fears unsustainable.
article_snippet: A study by leading economist Professor Brian Ashcroft and the Scottish Parliament Information Centre, found that The SNP's plans now fell more than £4billion short.
article_snippet: Labour's deputy leader in Scotland Kezia Dugdale said the report left the SNP's plans 'in tatters'.
article_snippet: But Miss Sturgeon dismissed the report, saying that taking full control of economic powers was the only way to 'defend' Scotland from Westminster cuts.