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Sturgeon hits back over leaked 'PM preference' memo row

SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon has hit back at Scottish Secretary Alistair Carmichael over the leaked memo row, saying he should "question his whole approach to politics" if he thinks dirty tricks are a normal part of election campaigns.

Cabinet Secretary Sir Jeremy Heywood has ordered an inquiry into how the note - which claims Sturgeon told French ambassador Sylvie Bermann that she would prefer to see Conservatives remain in power after the election - got into the public domain.

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Farage: 'SNP want to break up Britain'

UKIP leader Nigel Farage reacted to the allegations that the SNP's Nicola Sturgeon expressed a preference to see David Cameron as prime minister after the general election over Ed Miliband, by claiming the "SNP want to break up Britain".

Speaking on the campaign trail Farage said: "The SNP want to break up Britain. The way they see it, if the Tories are strong - given the level of toxification of the Tory brand in Scotland - that will help them. I guess that's what it's about."

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