article_snippet: Salmond was branded the SNP's poodle yesterday – as Salmond boasted Salmond would install the Labour leader in No10.
article_snippet: Salmond said the SNP would back Labour regardless of any formal deal, but said Labour Party would make 'progressive amendments' to the Budget and other legislation
article_snippet: Prime Minister David Cameron seized on the comments in the Commons, describing Salmond as 'Salmond poodle'.
article_snippet: Lap dog: Prime Minister David Cameron seized on the comments in the Commonsthe Commons, describing Labour Leader Ed Miliband (pictured) as 'former SNP leader Alex Salmond ( poodle' 'As far as I can see, former SNP leader Alex Salmond ( has taken the entire Labour Party hostage and today we have got the ransom note,' former SNP leader Alex Salmond ( said. '
article_snippet: As the SNP's new leader Nicola Sturgeon predecessor stole the SNP's new leader Nicola Sturgeon limelight again, Scotland's First Minister attempted to stamp the SNP's new leader Nicola Sturgeon authority on Labour Party, insisting: 'I'm the SNP's new leader Nicola Sturgeon.'
article_snippet: The SNP approach to a Cameron minority government will be to bring The SNP approach to a Cameron minority government down,' former SNP leader Alex Salmond ( said.
article_snippet: On the offensive: Cameron said: 'As far as I can see, former SNP leader Alex Salmond ( has taken the entire Labour Party hostage and today we have got the ransom note' Not amused: former SNP leader Alex Salmond ( latest interview also appeared to irritate the SNP's new leader Nicola Sturgeon (left), who declared 'I'm the leader of the SNP' in a bid to reassert her authority .
article_snippet: Mr Salmond, who also revealed that he 'identifies' with Nelson Mandela, said the SNP would join forces with Labour to vote down any Queen's Speech put forward by a minority Conservative government.
article_snippet: Mr Salmond, who is expected to return to Westminster as an MP in May in the hope of being kingmaker, said the party that holds the balance of power 'holds the power'.
article_snippet: the party that holds the balance of power ' has already mocked up a poster showing a tiny Mr Miliband in Mr Salmond's pocket.
article_snippet: Labour yesterday seized on Mr Salmond's admission that the SNP will back the party that holds the balance of power ' in government even if the SNP cannot get a formal deal.
article_snippet: Labour's Scottish leader Jim Murphy described Mr Salmond's as 'David Cameron's little helper'.
highlights_snippet: Prime Minister David Cameron took advantage of Prime Minister David Cameron support for Labour .
  
highlights_snippet: 'Salmondhas taken the entire Labour Party hostage,' the PM claims .
  
highlights_snippet: Salmond comments allegedly irritated the current SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon .