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Westminster leaders promise "extensive powers" if Scotland vote 'No'

The leaders of the three main parties at Westminster have signed a pledge for more powers for Sco...
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09.51 16 Sep 2014


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Westminster leaders promise "extensive powers" if Scotland vote 'No'

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09.51 16 Sep 2014


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The leaders of the three main parties at Westminster have signed a pledge for more powers for Scotland if it rejects independence.

David Cameron, Ed Miliband and Nick Clegg have put their names to a letter which appears on the front page of the Daily Record newspaper.

It promises "extensive new powers" for the Scottish Parliament "delivered by the process and to the timetable agreed" by the three parties.

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However, independence campaigners argue a Yes vote in Thursday's referendum is the only way to guarantee Scotland gets the powers it needs.

In the letter, the party leaders say they agree that "the UK exists to ensure opportunity and security for all by sharing our resources equitably across all four nations".

The joint letter also states: "And because of the continuation of the Barnett allocation for resources and the powers of the Scottish Parliament to raise revenue, we can state categorically that the final say on how much is spent on the NHS will be a matter for the Scottish Parliament."

A spokesman for Yes Scotland said: "It's clear that project panic is willing to say anything in the last few days of the campaign to try to halt the Yes momentum - anything except what new powers, if any, they might be willing to offer.

"The reality is that the only way to guarantee Scotland gets all the powers we need to create jobs and protect our NHS is with a Yes vote on Thursday - so that we can use our enormous wealth to create a better and fairer country."

With the referendum just days away, the polls suggest the crucial vote will go to the wire.


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