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Scottish independence: Miliband plans 'to change Britain' Scottish independence: Miliband call to 'progressive' Scots
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Labour leader Ed Miliband is to use a speech in Edinburgh to outline his "mission to change Britain". Labour leader Ed Miliband has urged people in Scotland to change the UK for the better by rejecting independence.
He will urge voters in Scotland to reject independence in order to be part of that change. He said a Labour Westminster government after the 2015 election could deliver the biggest progressive change for a generation for the whole UK.
"By voting No you can say Yes to the biggest progressive change for a generation," Mr Miliband will claim. Mr Miliband's comments, during a speech in Edinburgh, came before the 18 September independence referendum.
Nationalists have responded that the only way to ensure Scotland is not run by a Conservative UK government is to vote "Yes" in September's referendum. The SNP said only a "Yes" vote would ensure Scotland got the government it voted for every time.
In comments released in advance of the speech, Mr Miliband said: "My appeal to the people of Scotland is to be part of our mission to change Britain. Mr Miliband also said Labour had committed to extending the powers of the Scottish Parliament, as part of the UK.
"Scotland has always thought big. And the way to think big in the 21st Century is by changing the United Kingdom. "Ahead of September's referendum, my clear message to you today is that, by voting 'No', the people of Scotland won't be voting for things to stay the same," said the Labour leader.
"Changing our economy, to make it more equal. Changing our society, to make it more fair. And changing our politics: to reform the British state so it works for people in every part of our country." "You won't be voting for the status quo.
'Progressive' tax "By voting 'No' you can say 'Yes' to the biggest progressive change for a generation."
The Labour leader's speech will promise a real-terms increase in the minimum wage, a ban on "exploitative zero hours contracts", and a "progressive" tax system with a higher top rate of income tax. Mr Miliband said generations of Scots had led the cause of equality for the whole of Britain, adding: "My appeal to the people of Scotland is to be part of my mission to change Britain.
But SNP MSP Sandra White said: "When faced with the prospect of another Tory government, polls have shown that a majority of people in Scotland would vote Yes. "Scotland has always thought big. And the way to think big in the 21st Century is to think big about changing the United Kingdom.
"With independence, Scotland will get the government we vote for every time and we can work toward building the fairer Scotland we all want to see." "Changing our economy to make it more equal. Changing our society to make it more fair. And changing our politics to reform the British state so it works for people in every part of our country."
She added: "A re-elected Tory government is a clear and present danger for Scotland - and the only way to ensure that the Tories never again get to govern Scotland when their support here is rock-bottom is to vote Yes for independence." 'Clear danger'
On 18 September voters in Scotland will be asked the Yes/No question: "Should Scotland be an independent country?" The Labour leader backed a real-terms increase in the minimum wage, a ban on "exploitative zero hours contracts", and a "progressive" tax system with a higher top rate of income tax.
But the SNP said Mr Miliband's "growing unpopularity" meant Scotland could not take the "risk" of another Tory UK government.
Nationalist MSP Sandra White said: "With independence, Scotland will get the government we vote for every time and we can work toward building the fairer Scotland we all want to see.
"A re-elected Tory government is a clear and present danger for Scotland - and the only way to ensure that the Tories never again get to govern Scotland when their support here is rock-bottom is to vote Yes for independence."