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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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Labour: SNP and Tories locked in an 'unholy alliance'

A Labour spokesperson has said today that the SNP and the Tories are "locked in an unholy alliance" and the public should not believe stories about a Labour-SNP coalition.

“The Tories know that the SNP are David Cameron’s last hope of clinging on to power – and the Tories care a lot more about that than they do about the future of the United Kingdom.

“And we know the SNP care more about a second referendum than they do about stopping Tory austerity.

“So forget all the silly scare stories about a Labour-SNP coalition. The truth is that the SNP and the Tories are locked in an unholy alliance.”

– Labour spokesperson

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