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| Cameron's 'fresh start' with SNP | Cameron's 'fresh start' with SNP |
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| Conservative leader David Cameron will promise a "fresh start" in relations between the Scots and UK governments, should he win the next UK election. | Conservative leader David Cameron will promise a "fresh start" in relations between the Scots and UK governments, should he win the next UK election. |
| He will set out proposals for a "new relationship" with the Holyrood SNP administration at the party's Scottish conference, while defending the Union. | He will set out proposals for a "new relationship" with the Holyrood SNP administration at the party's Scottish conference, while defending the Union. |
| Delegates in Perth will also be warned every vote in Scotland will count in the forthcoming general election. | Delegates in Perth will also be warned every vote in Scotland will count in the forthcoming general election. |
| The Tories currently have just one MP in Scotland, David Mundell. | The Tories currently have just one MP in Scotland, David Mundell. |
| In his keynote conference speech Mr Cameron will admit there are big differences between him and Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond, who is moving ahead with plans for an independence referendum. | In his keynote conference speech Mr Cameron will admit there are big differences between him and Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond, who is moving ahead with plans for an independence referendum. |
| 'Emotionally-charged moments' | 'Emotionally-charged moments' |
| The Tory leader is expected to pledge to work tirelessly for the whole of the UK if he became prime minister. | The Tory leader is expected to pledge to work tirelessly for the whole of the UK if he became prime minister. |
| "We must repair the relationship between the British government and the Scottish government," he will say. | "We must repair the relationship between the British government and the Scottish government," he will say. |
| "It's a disgrace that during one of the worst economic crises in our modern history, when the foundations of the Scottish economy were rocked, Gordon Brown didn't meet Alex Salmond for almost a year. | "It's a disgrace that during one of the worst economic crises in our modern history, when the foundations of the Scottish economy were rocked, Gordon Brown didn't meet Alex Salmond for almost a year. |
| "And it's shameful that during one of the most emotionally-charged moments in our recent history, when the Lockerbie bomber was released from jail to return home to Libya where he still is today, the Scottish government and British government refused to cooperate. | "And it's shameful that during one of the most emotionally-charged moments in our recent history, when the Lockerbie bomber was released from jail to return home to Libya where he still is today, the Scottish government and British government refused to cooperate. |
| That will signal the beginning of a new relationship, a fresh start, based on mutual respect David Cameron | That will signal the beginning of a new relationship, a fresh start, based on mutual respect David Cameron |
| "That would not happen on my watch." | "That would not happen on my watch." |
| Mr Cameron will tell members of the Tory Party faithful one of the first things he would do, if elected, would be to come to Scotland and meet Mr Salmond. | Mr Cameron will tell members of the Tory Party faithful one of the first things he would do, if elected, would be to come to Scotland and meet Mr Salmond. |
| "That will signal the beginning of a new relationship, a fresh start, based on mutual respect," he will say, adding: "It will be good for Scotland, good for Britain and good for the Union." | "That will signal the beginning of a new relationship, a fresh start, based on mutual respect," he will say, adding: "It will be good for Scotland, good for Britain and good for the Union." |
| Mr Cameron will also say he takes seriously the recommendations of the Calman Commission - which called for more powers for the Scottish Parliament - and wants to make devolution stronger. | Mr Cameron will also say he takes seriously the recommendations of the Calman Commission - which called for more powers for the Scottish Parliament - and wants to make devolution stronger. |
| "Not just because it is a weapon against the Nationalists' obsession with independence - but because devolution should be central to our whole political approach," he will say. | "Not just because it is a weapon against the Nationalists' obsession with independence - but because devolution should be central to our whole political approach," he will say. |
| "Today we are the party that passionately believes that local is best, the party that knows that the more power people have, the more responsible they become, the more fulfilled they are - we are the party of decentralisation." | "Today we are the party that passionately believes that local is best, the party that knows that the more power people have, the more responsible they become, the more fulfilled they are - we are the party of decentralisation." |