Ophélie Spanneut contributed to this article
Despite repeated demands from the Scottish and Welsh nationalist leaders, Ed Miliband has refused to agree to a “progressive” coalition to prevent Conservatives forming the next government. During a heated 90-minute televised debate with four other opposition leaders on 16 April, he firmly ruled out “a coalition with the Scottish National Party”. He told the party’s leader, Nicola Sturgeon, that he had “fundamental disagreements” with her over her support for Scottish independence.
Sturgeon, whose…