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| Scottish independence: Miliband raises border post prospect | |
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| Ed Miliband has said a Labour government at Westminster would consider building border posts if Scotland voted for independence. | Ed Miliband has said a Labour government at Westminster would consider building border posts if Scotland voted for independence. |
| The Labour leader said he "would have to look at the issue of a border" if the Scottish government achieved its goal of a looser immigration policy. | The Labour leader said he "would have to look at the issue of a border" if the Scottish government achieved its goal of a looser immigration policy. |
| His comments came during a lunch with journalists in Edinburgh. | His comments came during a lunch with journalists in Edinburgh. |
| Earlier, Mr Miliband urged voters in Scotland to reject independence, ahead of the 18 September referendum. | |
| During the lunch, the Labour leader said: "I think it's certainly the case that we would have to look at the issue of a border if you have different immigration policies. | During the lunch, the Labour leader said: "I think it's certainly the case that we would have to look at the issue of a border if you have different immigration policies. |
| "It totally stands to reason. If you have markedly different immigration policies, obviously that becomes an issue between Scotland and the rest of the UK." | "It totally stands to reason. If you have markedly different immigration policies, obviously that becomes an issue between Scotland and the rest of the UK." |
| Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond has suggested Scotland would need to encourage immigration to help redress the balance between working people and pensioners. |