Miliband told the audience he 'couldn't be clearer' that there would be no deal between the two parties
There will be no Labour government if it involves a coalition or a deal with SNP, Ed Miliband said during last night’s special edition of leaders’ Question Time.
Miliband told the audience he “couldn’t be clearer” there would be no deal between the two parties.
But was he right to do so? Does this see off Tory attacks about the SNP ‘holding the country to ransom’? Or will it just make governing in the likely event of a hung parliament even harder?
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27 Responses to “VOTE: Was Ed Miliband right to rule out any formal deal with the SNP?”
Leon Wolfeson
Oh sure, proper federalism would strip a lot of SNP support away.
That’s why I’m sure, sadly, they’d oppose it.
uglyfatbloke
I expect you’re right.
Janet T-Tremaine
Wish more people would see the SNP for what it is @Mike Shepherd. They keep banging on about poverty and inequality and do nothing constructive about it in Scotland since they have been in power – hypocrites!
Janet T-Tremaine
Barking up the wrong tree there, Mason. The SNP want to cause chaos in Westminster with sole purpose of realising Sturgeon’s ambition of seeing Scotland independent. She said as much on many occsions during this election campaign and she was sorely disappointed that Ed Miliband did not fall in with her plans. I don’t like the man and won’t vote Labour, but give him his due for not wanting to break up the country or expose the UK to attack by removing Trident by submitting to the SNPs sneaky raiding party tactics.
Janet T-Tremaine
The Tories are only saying English votes for English laws – NOT independence for Scotland, Wales, Ireland and England as you seem to imply (not clear on how you can state the Tories want to break up the union).