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| Scottish independence: David Cameron makes Scotland 'No' vote plea | Scottish independence: David Cameron makes Scotland 'No' vote plea |
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| Prime Minister David Cameron has made an impassioned plea to keep Scotland in the Union, saying: "I love my country more than I love my party." | Prime Minister David Cameron has made an impassioned plea to keep Scotland in the Union, saying: "I love my country more than I love my party." |
| He headed north of the border ahead of the independence referendum on the same day as Labour and Liberal Democrat leaders Ed Miliband and Nick Clegg. | |
| Mr Cameron said the 18 September vote was about more than being "fed up with the effing Tories". | |
| Scots First Minister Alex Salmond said his opponents could not be trusted. | Scots First Minister Alex Salmond said his opponents could not be trusted. |
| The prime minister told an audience in Edinburgh he was often asked whether his Conservative Party would find it easier to win Westminster elections without Scotland, which currently has one Tory MP. | |
| "My answer to that is, I care far more about my country than I do about my party," said the prime minister. | "My answer to that is, I care far more about my country than I do about my party," said the prime minister. |
| "I care hugely about this extraordinary country, this United Kingdom that we've built together. | "I care hugely about this extraordinary country, this United Kingdom that we've built together. |
| "I would be heartbroken if this family of nations that we've put together - and we've done such amazing things together - if this family of nations was torn apart." | "I would be heartbroken if this family of nations that we've put together - and we've done such amazing things together - if this family of nations was torn apart." |
| Elsewhere on the campaign trail: | Elsewhere on the campaign trail: |
| Mr Cameron also said the referendum result was irreversible, adding: "Because it's a ballot, I think people can feel it's a bit like a general election, that you make a decision and, five years later, you can make another decision, if you're fed up with the effing Tories, give them a kick and maybe we'll think again. | Mr Cameron also said the referendum result was irreversible, adding: "Because it's a ballot, I think people can feel it's a bit like a general election, that you make a decision and, five years later, you can make another decision, if you're fed up with the effing Tories, give them a kick and maybe we'll think again. |
| "This is totally different to a general election. This is a decision about not the next five years, it's a decision about the next century." | "This is totally different to a general election. This is a decision about not the next five years, it's a decision about the next century." |
| Mr Cameron, who along with Mr Miliband, skipped the usual Prime Minister's Questions session at Westminster to campaign, argued the referendum was not about "Scotland versus Britain" but two competing visions of Scotland. | Mr Cameron, who along with Mr Miliband, skipped the usual Prime Minister's Questions session at Westminster to campaign, argued the referendum was not about "Scotland versus Britain" but two competing visions of Scotland. |
| He argued a "No" vote was about keeping Scottish pride, patriotism, and nationhood as well as remaining part of a family of nations. | He argued a "No" vote was about keeping Scottish pride, patriotism, and nationhood as well as remaining part of a family of nations. |
| Mr Cameron, Mr Clegg and Mr Miliband, who will not appear together during their visits to Scotland, have backed a plan of action spearheaded by former prime minister Gordon Brown, which they have said would see work begin on the handover of new powers on 19 September, the day after the referendum. | Mr Cameron, Mr Clegg and Mr Miliband, who will not appear together during their visits to Scotland, have backed a plan of action spearheaded by former prime minister Gordon Brown, which they have said would see work begin on the handover of new powers on 19 September, the day after the referendum. |
| The prime minister said a "No" vote would trigger a "very rapid and very comprehensive move" to ensure Scotland had greater devolved powers. | The prime minister said a "No" vote would trigger a "very rapid and very comprehensive move" to ensure Scotland had greater devolved powers. |
| But Mr Salmond, also on the campaign trail, suggested the main concern of the three UK leaders was keeping their own jobs, after recent opinion polls suggested the referendum race was now neck and neck. | But Mr Salmond, also on the campaign trail, suggested the main concern of the three UK leaders was keeping their own jobs, after recent opinion polls suggested the referendum race was now neck and neck. |
| Mr Salmond said: "Today what we have got is an example of Team Scotland against Team Westminster. | Mr Salmond said: "Today what we have got is an example of Team Scotland against Team Westminster. |
| "The breadth and reach of the 'Yes' campaign is there for all to see - it is not about the Scottish National Party, the Green Party or political parties. It goes right through the whole sector of Scottish society | "The breadth and reach of the 'Yes' campaign is there for all to see - it is not about the Scottish National Party, the Green Party or political parties. It goes right through the whole sector of Scottish society |
| "What we are seeing today on the other side is Team Westminster jetting up to Scotland for the day because they are panicking in the campaign. | "What we are seeing today on the other side is Team Westminster jetting up to Scotland for the day because they are panicking in the campaign. |