Harriet Harman, Labour’s Shadow Deputy Prime Minister, commenting on reports that the DUP have said the Tories are losing their support over Scotland, said:

“In this election campaign David Cameron is avoiding talking about the cost of living crisis, the NHS or immigration because he is running from his record and has nothing to say about the future.

“Instead, all the Tories do is talk about some non-existent deal with the SNP. It’s not true, it isn’t working and it is dangerously divisive for the future of the United Kingdom.

“Ed Miliband has made it clear that there will be no coalition and no truck with an SNP that wants to break up our country.

“In this election it is only Labour standing up for working people in every part of the United Kingdom. Labour will turn things around for working families and keep the country together.”