Party Leaders Unite Against Scottish Independence Bid

Daily PostJanuary 12, 2012

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DAVID Cameron and Ed Miliband joined forces yesterday in pledging to fight to keep Scotland in the United Kingdom, as Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond told Westminster politicians to "butt out" of the debate.

The leaders of both major Westminster parties called on Mr Salmond's Scottish National Party to engage in talks over the coming weeks to pave the way for a referendum on independence. Mr Cameron said he "passionately" believed in preserving the Union, and taunted the SNP for seeking to delay a ballot, telling MPs: "Let's have the debate and let's keep our country together."

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Party Leaders Unite Against Scottish Independence Bid

But Mr Salmond dismissed the UK Government's argument that Scotland's Parliament has no legal power to mount its own referendum...

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