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Ed Miliband was on Andrew Marr this morning – and he went further than he’s gone before on ruling out a a Labour/SNP deal. Miliband said:
“I’m not doing deals with the SNP”
And when pressed specifically on “confidence and supply”, Ed Miliband ruled that out too.
Miliband specifically rules out confidence and supply deal with SNP #MarrShow
— Ian Katz (@iankatz1000) April 26, 2015
That’s far further than the “no coalition” formulation that has been used before – and will mean that Miliband is now committed (if Labour lacks a majority) to govern on a vote by vote basis.
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