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SNP open to backing Labour government 'issue-by-issue'
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| Contributor | IndyGeorgia |
| Last Edited | IndyGeorgia Jun 04, 2017 10:04am |
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| Author | BBC |
| News Date | Friday, June 2, 2017 04:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | The SNP could support a Labour government "on an issue-by-issue basis" in the event of a hung parliament, Nicola Sturgeon has said.
Both parties have ruled out a formal coalition deal should the election on 8 June not produce a clear winner.
But Ms Sturgeon said she would be open to forming a "progressive alternative to a Conservative government".
Scottish Labour said Jeremy Corbyn had "absolutely 100% refuted any prospect" of any deal or pact with the SNP.
Ms Sturgeon said she was "sceptical" that such a scenario should arise in any case, with the Tories still ahead in the polls.
The Conservatives have made the prospect of a Labour-SNP "coalition of chaos" a central theme of their campaign, prompting Labour to say it would seek to form a minority government rather than a coalition if it is the largest party on 9 June. |
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