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| Scottish independence: UK party leaders campaigning in Scotland to keep the Union | Scottish independence: UK party leaders campaigning in Scotland to keep the Union |
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| UK party leaders will be campaigning in Scotland later for a "No" vote in the independence referendum. | UK party leaders will be campaigning in Scotland later for a "No" vote in the independence referendum. |
| Prime Minister David Cameron and Labour leader Ed Miliband have abandoned their weekly prime minister's questions clash to fly north. | Prime Minister David Cameron and Labour leader Ed Miliband have abandoned their weekly prime minister's questions clash to fly north. |
| Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg will also be campaigning in Scotland. | Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg will also be campaigning in Scotland. |
| First Minister Alex Salmond said the three men were "the least trusted Westminster leaders ever" and predicted the visit would boost the "Yes" vote. | |
| He called on the prime minister to debate him directly ahead of the 18 September vote. | He called on the prime minister to debate him directly ahead of the 18 September vote. |
| Meanwhile, in an article in Wednesday's Daily Mail, Mr Cameron made an impassioned plea to Scots to stay part of the UK. | |
| He said that a "brighter future for Scotland rests not only on staying in the UK, but also on having significant new powers" adding that the new timetable would give Scots the "clarity" they needed when considering which way to vote. | |
| He added: "The United Kingdom is a precious and special country. That is what is at stake. So let no-one in Scotland be in any doubt: we desperately want you to stay; we do not want this family of nations to be ripped apart." | He added: "The United Kingdom is a precious and special country. That is what is at stake. So let no-one in Scotland be in any doubt: we desperately want you to stay; we do not want this family of nations to be ripped apart." |
| 'Panicked pledges' | 'Panicked pledges' |
| The leaders of the Conservative, Labour and Liberal Democrat parties will not travel or appear together during their visits to Scotland. | The leaders of the Conservative, Labour and Liberal Democrat parties will not travel or appear together during their visits to Scotland. |
| In a joint statement they said: "There is a lot that divides us - but there's one thing on which we agree passionately: the United Kingdom is better together." | In a joint statement they said: "There is a lot that divides us - but there's one thing on which we agree passionately: the United Kingdom is better together." |
| The visit was announced on Tuesday after polls suggested the rival campaigns are neck and neck with just over a week to go until the referendum. | |
| In their statement, the UK leaders emphasised that keeping the UK together was now their priority, adding: "That's why all of us are agreed the right place for us to be tomorrow is in Scotland, not at prime minister's questions in Westminster. | In their statement, the UK leaders emphasised that keeping the UK together was now their priority, adding: "That's why all of us are agreed the right place for us to be tomorrow is in Scotland, not at prime minister's questions in Westminster. |
| "We want to be listening and talking to voters about the huge choices they face. Our message to the Scottish people will be simple: 'We want you to stay.'" | "We want to be listening and talking to voters about the huge choices they face. Our message to the Scottish people will be simple: 'We want you to stay.'" |
| Prime minister's questions will not be cancelled as William Hague will stand in for Mr Cameron, while Harriet Harman will deputise for Mr Miliband. | Prime minister's questions will not be cancelled as William Hague will stand in for Mr Cameron, while Harriet Harman will deputise for Mr Miliband. |
| The leaders announced their campaign trips after the leaders of Scottish Labour, the Scottish Conservatives and Scottish Liberal Democrats appeared together to endorse a timetable to deliver more financial and other powers for Scotland, in the event of a referendum "No" vote. | The leaders announced their campaign trips after the leaders of Scottish Labour, the Scottish Conservatives and Scottish Liberal Democrats appeared together to endorse a timetable to deliver more financial and other powers for Scotland, in the event of a referendum "No" vote. |
| Johann Lamont, Ruth Davidson and Willie Rennie backed the plan of action spearheaded by former prime minister Gordon Brown, which would see work to begin on the plan on 19 September, the day after the referendum. | Johann Lamont, Ruth Davidson and Willie Rennie backed the plan of action spearheaded by former prime minister Gordon Brown, which would see work to begin on the plan on 19 September, the day after the referendum. |
| Ahead of the UK leaders' visit, Mr Salmond said: "I relish David Cameron, Ed Miliband and Nick Clegg coming to Scotland - collectively, they are the least trusted Westminster leaders ever, and this day trip will galvanise the 'Yes' vote. | |
| "No-one believes their panicked pledges - it is a phoney timetable for measly powers. A 'Yes' vote delivers a real timetable for the full powers that Scotland needs." | "No-one believes their panicked pledges - it is a phoney timetable for measly powers. A 'Yes' vote delivers a real timetable for the full powers that Scotland needs." |
| He added: "The No side have lost their poll lead, and people are switching directly over to Yes - if David Cameron thinks he is the answer to the No campaign's disintegration disarray, let him put his case to the test in a head-to-head debate." | He added: "The No side have lost their poll lead, and people are switching directly over to Yes - if David Cameron thinks he is the answer to the No campaign's disintegration disarray, let him put his case to the test in a head-to-head debate." |