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The SNP is returning to court to find out whether a legal bid over its exclusion from Thursday's leaders' debate on BBC One has been successful.The Scottish National Party lodged papers at the Court of Session in Edinburgh on Tuesday. Judge Lady Smith adjourned the hearing until 1000 BST.
The party believes that it should have a politician included in the debate "for balance".
The other parties said the SNP was more interested in grabbing headlines.
The SNP raised £50,000 to pay for the legal process.
It said it was not trying to stop the broadcast but the inclusion of an SNP politician was "a simple argument for fairness".
Labour said SNP leader Alex Salmond was "more interested in trying to win newspaper headlines, because he knows he isn't winning the argument".
Conservative Scottish affairs spokesman David Mundell said Mr Salmond's attempts to be part of the UK leaders' debates was "nothing but posturing".
Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg branded the proposed legal action as a "measure of desperation".
The judge, Lady Smith, may decide to block the debate from being shown in Scotland, to force the BBC Trust to review its decision or to throw the case out.
In London, UKIP said it had written to the BBC Director General, Mark Thompson, giving him a deadline of noon to agree to include their leader Lord Pearson.
If the request is not met, the party said it would seek a judicial review of the decision by applying to the Administrative Court at 1400 BST.This article is from the BBC News website. ? British Broadcasting Corporation, The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites.
The party believes that it should have a politician included in the debate "for balance".
The other parties said the SNP was more interested in grabbing headlines.
The SNP raised £50,000 to pay for the legal process.
It said it was not trying to stop the broadcast but the inclusion of an SNP politician was "a simple argument for fairness".
Labour said SNP leader Alex Salmond was "more interested in trying to win newspaper headlines, because he knows he isn't winning the argument".
Conservative Scottish affairs spokesman David Mundell said Mr Salmond's attempts to be part of the UK leaders' debates was "nothing but posturing".
Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg branded the proposed legal action as a "measure of desperation".
The judge, Lady Smith, may decide to block the debate from being shown in Scotland, to force the BBC Trust to review its decision or to throw the case out.
In London, UKIP said it had written to the BBC Director General, Mark Thompson, giving him a deadline of noon to agree to include their leader Lord Pearson.
If the request is not met, the party said it would seek a judicial review of the decision by applying to the Administrative Court at 1400 BST.This article is from the BBC News website. ? British Broadcasting Corporation, The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites.