Westminster

The SNP have seized on the contradiction in the UK coalition programme for government on the future of the Trident nuclear weapons system.

Scots let down by Labour and LibDems who have allowed the Tories into power, despite only winning around 15% of the vote in Scotland.

The SNP and Plaid Cymru have confirmed that they willing to explore the potential of working with other parties to ensure the new UK Government serves the best interest of both Scotland and Wales.

SNP Education Secretary Michael Russell was joined by SNP candidates as he signed the NUS Student Pledge as part of the SNP's 2010 General Election campaign.

Joined on the campaign trail by former SNP MP, MEP and MSP Dr Winnie Ewing in Glasgow South, SNP Depute Leader Nicola Sturgeon put forward the real alternative for Scotland’s future and an end to the discredited Westminster system.

At a rally of local supporters, SNP Leader and Scotland's First Minister Alex Salmond has said the SNP offers the only real alternative at the 2010 General Election.

The SNP have called on Labour to axe Trident, not support for the most vulnerable after the UK Government plans to slash the Independent Living Allowance - a vital benefit for the disabled - emerged.

The SNP back World Poverty Day 2010 and promise to press the UK Government to meet its international aid commitment - after 40 years of failing to do so.

Every SNP candidate will sign a Community Charter – a pledge of accessibility, accountability and openness – that is their commitment to Scotland’s voters.

SNP Leader Alex Salmond has said that supporting the renewables sector will be central to the party's forthcoming General Election manifesto.