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Originally Posted by Jack_

It doesn't quite work like that, here's a couple of handy articles I came across the other day to explain:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election-2015-32475098

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election-2015-32235317

Nicola also said she'd do anything to keep the Tories out, and if she has any sense she would do just that regardless, or else she faces the wrath of a lot of the Scottish electorate who want rid of them also. If a second election were called and she had at some point given the Tories an opportunity to govern, I think whatever seats they're going to win this time around would probably be halved. If that's a risk she's willing to take so be it, but let's hope not.

I think what I said holds true, Ed cannot guarantee the confidence of the house unless they have the majority of seats either on their own or with a formal arrangement. Without that, he has no confidence on which to put himself forward as a government. If the tories have more seats than labour, they have the confidence to go as a minority ... its pretty straightforward really. I should add that having confidence and successfully negotiating a queens speech are not necessarily the same thing, although in most circumstances they should be.

Nicola will not retract her anti austerity and trident policies, she made that clear on Sunday. A lot have made very firm statements within the last couple of weeks, if they go back on them on Friday, the public will not forget.