SNP Surge 'Is Real', Says Pollster Lord Ashcroft

Pollster Lord Ashcroft has told Sky News in a rare interview that the surge in support for the SNP in Scotland "is real". It comes a day after a Sky News projection said the nationalist party could increase its number of seats at the General Election from its current six to 53. The polling also suggested there would be a hung parliament with Labour as the largest party ahead of the Conservatives, and the SNP could hold the balance of power on 8 May. Lord Ashcroft pointed to last year&#