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This is the moment Theresa May 'giggled' after Tory voters booed and hissed First Minister Nicola Sturgeon's name during her speech.

The tickled Prime Minister chuckled while addressing the jeering crowd in Dudley on her West Midlands campaign trail as she accused the SNP leader of attempting to scupper the UK's Brexit talks by proposing a progressive alliance with the Labour party.

She said: "We've already seen parties lining up to prop up Jeremy Corbyn. We've seen it from the Liberal Democrats. We've seen it from Nicola Sturgeon and the Scottish Nationalists too.

"And what's clear is they will do anything they can to disrupt Brexit negotiations and to frustrate and undermined the task ahead, and stop us from leading Britain into a stronger future."

Twitter users slammed the Prime Minister as some suggested she was simply threatened by the SNP.

User Andrew Dalgleish said: "They really fear Nicola and the SNP. Only party that can stand up to them."

Bob Haigh quipped: "It's just behind child poverty at the top of the Tory hilarity league table."

Another tweeting under the name Quarks commented: "How's all the 'bringing the country together' going?"

The Prime Minister insisted the Conservative party will "not be complacent" about the forthcoming election despite securing a 24-point lead in the first opinion poll ahead of June's vote.

She added: "The opinion polls got the General Election wrong in 2015. They got the EU Referendum wrong and, as Jeremy Corbyn has himself said, he was the 200 to 1 chance for Labour leadership and look how that went.

"We will be fighting for every single vote because it's about building that stronger future for our country. It's about getting the best possible deal with the EU a deal that works for every single part of our country.

"It's only by having a strong and stable government that we can we get that right deal and its only through that strong and stable leadership we can ensure we can secure that brighter future.

"Brexit isn't just a process, it's an opportunity.

"It's an opportunity to change this country for the better for the future. It's an opportunity to ensure this will be a country that works for everyone and not just the privileged few."

Sturgeon, who has accepted a Tory majority is likely, said the upcoming council and general election are an opportunity to stop Tories trying to “steamroller” Scotland .

Her party won 56 of 59 seats two years ago.