The SNP says it would not cut infrastructure spending in England as price for coalition government
The SNP has dismissed claims made by the Conservatives that they would cut funding for infrastructure projects in England as part of negotiations to form a new government.
An SNP spokesperson dismissed as 鈥渘onsense鈥� claims made by David Cameron on the Andrew Marr show that the nationalist party would put important infrastructure projects at risk if it held the balance of power.
In an interview with Andrew Marr yesterday, Cameron said: 鈥淭he SNP will come to Westminster to break-up our country. There is a fundamental difference when you have a group of nationalists who work in a government
鈥淲ould these people care at all about what would happen in constituencies in England? The answer is no.
鈥淲e鈥檝e already seen Labour cancelling important infrastructure projects in England in the A27, imagine what it would be like with SNP MP鈥檚 in Westminster.鈥�
Earlier this year former First Minister Alex Salmond, who is standing as an MP in the forthcoming election, suggested that HS2 should potentially start in Scotland as part of negotiations on any coalition government. The Conservatives have warned of 鈥渃oalition chaos鈥� if the SNP and Labour form a government.
Speaking about Cameron鈥檚 comments an SNP spokesperson said: 鈥淭he SNP want to modestly increase spending and end austerity, which would suggest that in itself there would be more funding for infrastructure spending.
鈥淲e are aware of and support infrastructure projects across the UK not just in Scotland.鈥�
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