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Tories are real pick pockets says Salmond after TV jibe

ALEX Salmond has said David Cameron's "jibe" about him pinching people's wallets is typical of the Tory leader's style, warning "the Tories have been picking Scotland's pocket for years".

Mr Cameron was broadcast making the quip at the end of an inter-view and viewer call-in on ITV's This Morning as host Phillip Schofield moved onto the next item.

Mr Schofield said: "Up next, a man who can pinch your wallet, your watch and even your tie without you noticing."

Mr Cameron, who was off camera, could then be heard saying: "Is that Alex Salmond?"

Co-host Amanda Holden burst out laughing at the remark as the programme went to adverts.

Mr Salmond said: "The Tories have been picking Scotland's pocket for years, and have been well and truly rumbled, which is why David Cameron and the rest of the Westminster gang are sinking like a stone in Scotland.

"Of course, it's typical of David Cameron's style to make an off-microphone jibe but he didn't have the bottle to debate in the referendum, or with Nicola Sturgeon in this election campaign - if he had he'd be looking even more hot and bothered."

Mr Schofield had been introducing James Freedman for the programme's next segment.

In the interview, Mr Cameron admitted the "close election" means he is not getting to see his family as much as he would like, revealing his four-year-old-daughter often asks if he has won the election yet.

The prime minister outlined his plans on the This Morning sofa and admitted the race for power would be close all the way to May 7.

The Tory leader vowed to give the campaign "everything I have got".

He said: "(My family) are sad they are not seeing as much of me as they were but they are very enthusiastic.