Hungry for power : SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon . SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon last night admitted she understands concerns of English voters about her party being involved in a coalition government . The Scottish First Minister said : ‘ I understand how people south of the border think , “ Oh my goodness how will it work ? It ’ s a mess ” . ’ She also suggested that David Cameron had been ‘ not unhelpful ’ to the SNP by gaining the party greater publicity . ‘ At every Westminster election I ’ ve fought until this one , the biggest challenge that we ’ ve had to overcome is being heard and being relevant . We don ’ t have this problem this time , ’ she told The Times . ‘ The message it ’ s given to people in Scotland is – if this is the attention we get just from the SNP riding high in the polls , imagine how loud our voice would be if that was translated into seats . So in that respect I absolutely think it is not unhelpful. ’ Miss Sturgeon ’ s remarks came after she had insisted that she would put Ed Miliband into Downing Street even if Labour wins 40 fewer seats than the Tories in a hung Parliament . Polls suggest the SNP is on the brink of a landslide on a scale unprecedented in modern British politics , winning as many as 50 of Scotland ’ s 59 Commons seats . That would be all but certain to leave it holding the balance of power at Westminster for the first time . In an interview with BBC Newsnight , Miss Sturgeon insisted : ‘ Even if the Tories are the largest party , if there is an anti-Tory majority , my offer to Labour is to work together to keep the Tories out. ’ Asked whether Mr Cameron ’ s party being ahead of Labour by ‘ ten , 20 , 30 , 40 ’ seats would have an impact on her decision , she said : ‘ Governments in the House of Commons are about who can command a majority . 'If there is an anti-Tory majority , yes ... we would work with Labour to stop the Tories getting into Downing Street. ’ Pledge : Miss Sturgeon ’ s remarks came after she had insisted that she would put Ed Miliband ( right ) into Downing Street even if Labour wins 40 fewer seats than the Tories in a hung Parliament . Left , David Cameron . Labour has ruled out a coalition with the SNP but on more than 100 occasions in recent weeks senior figures have refused to rule out a less formal arrangement . Most likely are vote-by-vote negotiations which would see the SNP agree to support a minority Labour government in key Parliamentary votes , after seeking to extract concessions for Scotland . The Prime Minister called Miss Sturgeon ’ s threat to prop up a weak Labour government ‘ frightening ’ and said it would lead to ‘ economic ruin ’ . Nick Clegg said last night he would not support any deal with Labour that relies on it being propped up by the SNP . The Liberal Democrat leader said his first talks would be with the party with most seats – which most polls indicate will be the Tories .
Leader said she understands concerns about SNP being part of coalition . Miss Sturgeon also suggested PM had been 'not unhelpful ' to her party . Comment: