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Scottish Tory Party conference: David Cameron says 'our Union' protects jobs | |
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Prime Minister David Cameron has told a gathering of Conservative Party members in Stirling that "our Union" protects jobs in Scotland. | |
Members of the Scottish Tories are holding their two-day annual conference. | |
UK leader Mr Cameron began by saying there were "huge battles coming". | |
He said 2014 was about saving the UK; 2015 was about giving Britain the Tory government it needed and 2016 was about giving Scotland "strong alternatives". | |
Voters in Scotland will go to the polls on 18 September next year to take part in a referendum on independence. | Voters in Scotland will go to the polls on 18 September next year to take part in a referendum on independence. |
They will be asked the yes/no question: "Should Scotland be an independent country?" | They will be asked the yes/no question: "Should Scotland be an independent country?" |
The Scottish Conservative Party, led by Ruth Davidson, is the last of the four main parties to hold a 2013 conference. | The Scottish Conservative Party, led by Ruth Davidson, is the last of the four main parties to hold a 2013 conference. |
Mr Cameron was the keynote speaker on the first day. | |
During his address he questioned the SNP's plans for keeping the pound in the event of Scottish independence, saying that a shared currency could only work with political union. | |
The Tory leader added: "Our United Kingdom's history has always been one of shared endeavour. | |
"Proud in our individual identities - but working together for a common good. | "Proud in our individual identities - but working together for a common good. |
"We saw it when our soldiers fought together under one flag on the beaches of Normandy. | "We saw it when our soldiers fought together under one flag on the beaches of Normandy. |
"We saw it when our doctors came together to build our NHS. | "We saw it when our doctors came together to build our NHS. |
"We saw it in the scientific breakthroughs that we made together: from the television to penicillin. | "We saw it in the scientific breakthroughs that we made together: from the television to penicillin. |
"And we saw it last summer as athletes from around Britain - no matter where they were from - draped themselves in one flag." | "And we saw it last summer as athletes from around Britain - no matter where they were from - draped themselves in one flag." |
A deal setting out terms for a Scottish independence referendum was signed by Mr Cameron and First Minister Alex Salmond in October last year. | A deal setting out terms for a Scottish independence referendum was signed by Mr Cameron and First Minister Alex Salmond in October last year. |
The agreement, struck in Edinburgh, has paved the way for a vote which will also allow 16 and 17-year-olds to take part. | The agreement, struck in Edinburgh, has paved the way for a vote which will also allow 16 and 17-year-olds to take part. |
'Pulling together' | 'Pulling together' |
Mr Cameron said there was "still so much more to come". | |
He told the conference: "Why wouldn't we want to face the future together? | |
"There is simply no challenge we face today where breaking up Britain is the right answer. | "There is simply no challenge we face today where breaking up Britain is the right answer. |
"The future I see for Scotland is part of a dynamic, enterprising, prosperous, compassionate Britain. | "The future I see for Scotland is part of a dynamic, enterprising, prosperous, compassionate Britain. |
"A Britain that isn't just competing in the global race, but winning in the world. | "A Britain that isn't just competing in the global race, but winning in the world. |
"A country where we are pulling together, not pulling apart." | "A country where we are pulling together, not pulling apart." |