Ed Balls: Tory cuts 'will take Britain back to 17th Century'
Shadow chancellor Ed Balls has accused the Tories of planning budget cuts which would take Britain "back to the 17th Century".
Poll shows majority of voters against SNP coalition
A large majority of voters would not want a coalition government involving the SNP, according to the latest poll from Tory peer Lord Ashcroft.
Some 61% of those polled said they would be unhappy at the prospect compared to 31% who said they would welcome a coalition involving the Scottish nationalists.
The poll also found 57% of voters to be against UKIP taking part in government in comparison to 36% who would be happy for them to participate.
The telephone poll of 1,003 adults gave Conservatives a four-point lead over Labour, 34% to 30%.
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