Protect your first born! SNP’s Herod on the warpath

‘You wouldn’t get Herod to run a baby farm, would you?’ asks Boris as Tories reach for scare tactics

The Mole

In an interview before unveiling the SNP manifesto (No to Trident, No to austerity, Yes to more spending), Nicola Sturgeon has told The Guardian she wants to use the expected surge in SNP representation at Westminster to force a Miliband government to change course and be “more progressive”.

“With fixed-term parliaments, it gives parties in a minority-government situation – [where] hopefully the SNP will be in a position of influence – huge ability to change the direction of a government without bringing a government down.”

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