In the first of a series of interviews with political leaders in the runup to May’s general election, Scotland’s first minister says her party can help create a government Labour supporters are ‘crying out’ for

Nicola Sturgeon has told the Guardian that a post-election deal could be reached with Labour despite fundamental differences over Britain’s renewal of its nuclear arsenal. She also refused to rule out holding a new Scottish referendum within the next parliament and revealed she irons her husband’s shirts.



In the first in a series of leader interviews ahead of the general election, Scotland’s first minister said the SNP would help create a government that “delivers some of the policies Labour supporters are probably crying out to hear”.



On nuclear disarmament

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Sturgeon reiterates the SNP’s opposition to Trident, the UK’s nuclear deterrent and says her party would never vote to renew the programme. But she says this stance would not prevent a deal with Labour on “a vote-by-vote basis”. (Read our full news story here.)



On a deal with Labour

Facebook Twitter Pinterest ‘We can help create a government Labour supporters are crying out for’

Opinion polls predict the SNP will wipe out nearly all 40 Labour MPs from Scotland. But current projections also show that, while the Conservatives are on course to become the largest party, a Labour-SNP alliance would deliver a majority government.



On the possibility of a new Scottish referendum

Facebook Twitter Pinterest ‘I can’t rule out a second independence referendum’

Just months after Scotland voted to remain part of the United Kingdom, Sturgeon refuses to rule out the possibility of another independence referendum in the next parliament.



“If you have a Tory government at Westminster that takes us out of Europe against our will, there may be people in Scotland who think: ‘You know what, we might be better off independent’.”



On how much money she carries and ironing her husband’s shirts

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The first female leader of the SNP tells the Guardian she irons her husband’s shirts, “It’s about the only domestic thing I do”, thinks Harold Wilson was the UK’s greatest prime minister and usually only carries about £10 in cash.

