I think that provides a very unique opportunity for the SNP down in Westminster where we are likely going to return – I hope we certainly return – 40 plus MPs at the next General Election where in a hung parliament, that gives us a really strong opportunity to negotiate with a Labour Government.
Explaining the SNP's potential negotiating power.
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