PM Warns Against Labour-SNP 'Chaos'

A Labour "wipe-out'' north of the border will mean only the Tories have a chance of forming a majority government, David Cameron said. The Prime Minister said an apparent collapse in support for Labour in Scotland means Ed Miliband can only win the keys to Number 10 with the help of Nicola Sturgeon's SNP. Speaking in Glasgow at the launch of the Scottish Conservative election manifesto, Mr Cameron insisted an overall Tory majority is "achievable'' on May 7, despite polls pointing to a hung parliament. He also used his address to warn of the "terrible prospect this country faces'' if Labour and the Scottish nationalists work together to lock the Conservatives out of government. He said such an agreement would be a "coalition of chaos'' that would put the future of the United Kingdom in danger.

Mr Cameron told party activists: "We are only 23 seats short of an overall majority, and I believe that overall majority is achievable. "What are the new facts of this election campaign. There are two new facts. Fact number one: The Labour Party here in Scotland is facing wipe-out at the hands of the SNP. "Fact number two: The Liberal Democrats are facing wipe-out potentially in many parts of the country. "What that means is Ed Miliband can only get into Downing Street on the back of support from the Scottish National Party, who will exact a terrible price in terms of even more borrowing, even more spending, even more unlimited welfare and even weaker defences. "That is the terrible prospect this country faces. "The conclusion from those two facts is this. There is only one way to stop that from happening. You can't stop it from happening by voting Liberal Democrat - they can't stop anything. You can't stop it by voting Ukip, that just makes a Labour MP and a Labour victory more likely. "The only way you can stop this dreadful outcome is by voting Conservative in England, in Scotland, in Wales, in Northern Ireland. We are the only people that can stop this from happening.'' The Prime Minister argued Tories are "the only ones that can form an overall majority, an overall majority to continue the plan that is working for Britain''. And he said the party is also "the only people who can stop this dreadful proposition of weak a Labour leader propped up by the SNP wrecking our country''. With support for Labour trailing well behind the SNP in Scotland, he said there is a "massive political fight'' taking place north of the border. Mr Cameron insisted, though, that the two parties are very similar, saying: "You have a weak Labour Party, who want more spending, more borrowing, more debt and more taxes. And the people who will prop them up, the SNP, who want even more spending, even more borrowing, even more debt and even more taxes. "Together, they pose a clear threat to the future of our United Kingdom. A coalition of chaos. The SNP acting as the chain to Labour's wrecking ball, running right through our economic recovery.'' He made clear the Tories would "never do any sort of deal with any party that wants to break up our United Kingdom'' - although the SNP has also rejected any prospect of working with the Conservatives.