SNP leader denies saying she prefers Cameron as PM to rival

The leader of the Scottish National Party, which could help decide who governs Britain after May's election, denied on Saturday that she had said privately she wanted David Cameron to remain prime minister rather than his main rival. Nicola Sturgeon, whose personal status has soared since an assured appearance in a major TV debate on Thursday, was said to have told the French ambassador to Britain in February that she would rather see Cameron remain in power over Labour leader Ed Miliband,