First Minister Nicola Sturgeon wants to brief Whitehall mandarins on the SNP's expensive shopping list should the party hold the balance of power in a hung parliament Nicola Sturgeon has demanded talks with the UK's top civil servants ahead of the election, sparking claims that Scottish Nationalist MPs are 'preparing' to enter government at Westminster. The First Minister wants to brief Whitehall mandarins on the SNP's expensive shopping list should the party hold the balance of power in a hung parliament. It is tradition for civil servants to meet opposition politicians who could form the next government before an election, allowing them to prepare for sudden policy changes.
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First Minister wants to brief mandarins on SNP's expensive shopping list
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Raises prospect of party holding the balance of power in a hung parliament
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Sturgeon would prop up Labour even if Tories are the largest party
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