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| Scottish independence: Ed Miliband makes case for Union | Scottish independence: Ed Miliband makes case for Union |
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| Scottish independence would leave working people north and south of the border worse off, Ed Miliband has claimed. | Scottish independence would leave working people north and south of the border worse off, Ed Miliband has claimed. |
| The Labour leader made his comments as the shadow cabinet met in Scotland. | |
| The Scottish National Party has challenged Mr Miliband to say what would happen to public spending if Scotland remains part of the UK. | The Scottish National Party has challenged Mr Miliband to say what would happen to public spending if Scotland remains part of the UK. |
| It has claimed changes to the Barnett formula could cost Scotland £4bn. | It has claimed changes to the Barnett formula could cost Scotland £4bn. |
| Labour's front bench team met in Glasgow's Emirates Arena as part of a two-day campaign trip to Scotland to urge people to vote "No" to independence. | |
| The Labour leader said he would be "campaigning with my shadow cabinet to keep Scotland in the United Kingdom". | The Labour leader said he would be "campaigning with my shadow cabinet to keep Scotland in the United Kingdom". |
| He added: "I don't have a vote in September, but I care deeply about the decision people across Scotland will make, and that's why I wanted to bring my team to Scotland today. | He added: "I don't have a vote in September, but I care deeply about the decision people across Scotland will make, and that's why I wanted to bring my team to Scotland today. |
| "I want to rebuild our country in the cause of social justice, make the changes needed to tackle the cost-of-living crisis, and create a more successful economy that works for hardworking people here in Scotland and across the UK. | "I want to rebuild our country in the cause of social justice, make the changes needed to tackle the cost-of-living crisis, and create a more successful economy that works for hardworking people here in Scotland and across the UK. |
| "But I don't believe you can serve the cause of social justice and that of narrow nationalism. There are people in every part of the UK who need decent jobs, a government that will stand up for them against powerful interests like the energy companies and an NHS that is there when we need it most." | "But I don't believe you can serve the cause of social justice and that of narrow nationalism. There are people in every part of the UK who need decent jobs, a government that will stand up for them against powerful interests like the energy companies and an NHS that is there when we need it most." |
| Business taxes | Business taxes |
| Speaking on BBC Radio Scotland's Good Morning Scotland programme, Mr Miliband said he had "real confidence" that Labour would succeed in the general election next year, and accused the SNP of trying to "pump up the idea of (another) Tory government in order to make their case". | Speaking on BBC Radio Scotland's Good Morning Scotland programme, Mr Miliband said he had "real confidence" that Labour would succeed in the general election next year, and accused the SNP of trying to "pump up the idea of (another) Tory government in order to make their case". |
| He said: "My message to the people of Scotland is I have real confidence about the prospect of a Labour government arriving in the a year's time across the United Kingdom. | He said: "My message to the people of Scotland is I have real confidence about the prospect of a Labour government arriving in the a year's time across the United Kingdom. |
| "We are just one Christmas away from a having a Labour government which will take up the cudgel of social justice on behalf of the people of Scotland and the whole of the United Kingdom." | "We are just one Christmas away from a having a Labour government which will take up the cudgel of social justice on behalf of the people of Scotland and the whole of the United Kingdom." |
| The Labour leader also restated his party's position on the prospect of a shared formal currency union in the event of independence. | The Labour leader also restated his party's position on the prospect of a shared formal currency union in the event of independence. |
| Asked if such a deal - favoured by the SNP - was ruled out under any circumstances, he replied: "Correct." | Asked if such a deal - favoured by the SNP - was ruled out under any circumstances, he replied: "Correct." |
| He added: "All of the lessons from the eurozone are that, if we are going to have a currency union, we also need the kind of fiscal union that we have across the UK. | He added: "All of the lessons from the eurozone are that, if we are going to have a currency union, we also need the kind of fiscal union that we have across the UK. |
| "That is a sensible economic choice - it is not about the politics." | "That is a sensible economic choice - it is not about the politics." |
| The SNP has challenged Mr Miliband to use the Scottish visit to state his support for the formula which allocates Treasury funding to each part of the UK. | The SNP has challenged Mr Miliband to use the Scottish visit to state his support for the formula which allocates Treasury funding to each part of the UK. |
| SNP MSP Sandra White claimed replacing the Barnett formula could remove £4bn from Scotland's annual budget, which would have "absolutely devastating consequences for communities across Scotland already suffering under Westminster's austerity agenda". | SNP MSP Sandra White claimed replacing the Barnett formula could remove £4bn from Scotland's annual budget, which would have "absolutely devastating consequences for communities across Scotland already suffering under Westminster's austerity agenda". |
| She added: "In the event of a No vote, Westminster has more cuts coming down the line - and Labour's weak Devolution Commission proposals don't offer any real powers to prevent these cuts hitting vulnerable people in Scotland. | She added: "In the event of a No vote, Westminster has more cuts coming down the line - and Labour's weak Devolution Commission proposals don't offer any real powers to prevent these cuts hitting vulnerable people in Scotland. |
| "Labour voters across the country want substantial new powers for the Scottish Parliament - and more and more they are coming to the conclusion that only a Yes vote can deliver the powers we need to create a more equal society. | "Labour voters across the country want substantial new powers for the Scottish Parliament - and more and more they are coming to the conclusion that only a Yes vote can deliver the powers we need to create a more equal society. |
| "With a Yes vote we can avoid any further cuts to Scotland's budget and will have all the powers we need to make Scotland a fairer, more prosperous country - which shows why Scotland can, should and must be independent." | "With a Yes vote we can avoid any further cuts to Scotland's budget and will have all the powers we need to make Scotland a fairer, more prosperous country - which shows why Scotland can, should and must be independent." |