If Scottish nationalists support a possible minority Labour government after the 2015 election, they will demand it ends cuts to state spending and shelves any plans to deploy new nuclear weapons in Scotland, their leader said yesterday.

Since Scots voted by 55-45 percent to preserve the United Kingdom in a September 18 referendum, support for the Scottish National Party has surged. Polls show the SNP could become Britain's third largest party in terms of Westminster seats.

“Think about how much more we could win for Scotland from a Westminster Labour government if they had to depend on SNP votes,” Nicola Sturgeon told activists in the Scottish city of Perth, 730 km north of London.

“They’d have to rethink the endless austerity that impoverishes our children,” Sturgeon said.

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