Nicola Sturgeon has been accused of paving the way for a “coalition of chaos” between Labour and the SNP after she indicated she would rather see Jeremy Corbyn than Theresa May in Downing Street.

With the polls narrowing, she was asked in separate interviews whether she would prefer Labour or the Tories to win the election next week.

She said she did not want to see a Tory government while adding that she did not think Mr Corbyn was a credible choice as prime minister.

But she also told the BBC that if there was a hung parliament then “of course we would look to be part of a progressive alliance that pursued progressive policies”.

Asked in an earlier interview with Sophy Ridge on Sky News who she would prefer as prime minister, she replied: “I don’t want to see Tory governments and Tory prime ministers, I think they do real damage to Scotland.”