article_snippet: May. Some are even said to be threatening to quit the party rather than be part of an administration propped up by the SNP, which wants to break up the UK.
article_snippet: There is rising Labour panic at polls suggesting Scottish Nationalists are heading for a landslide victory north of the border – picking up dozens of MPs at the expense of Labour and the Liberal Democrats.
article_snippet: The latest suggest that the SNP could win as many as 50 of Scotland’s 59 seats, including Labour strongholds currently held by Gordon Brown and Alistair Darling.
article_snippet: That would mean Nicola Sturgeon and Alex Salmond holding the balance of power at Westminster, threatening a constitutional crisis.
article_snippet: But in more working-class areas such as the west of Scotland where the independence campaign performed better, MPs fear ruling out a deal could make voters leaning towards the Nationalists
article_snippet: Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said:
article_snippet: The polls show a majority of Scots want SNP MPs providing a strong Scottish voice in Westminster.