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Scottish referendum: Gordon Brown vows 'powers will be delivered' Scottish referendum: Gordon Brown vows 'powers will be delivered'
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Gordon Brown has said the promises made ahead of the Scottish independence referendum on change and further devolution will be delivered.Gordon Brown has said the promises made ahead of the Scottish independence referendum on change and further devolution will be delivered.
The former prime minister said it was time to move from the "battleground to the common ground" after a majority in Scotland voted "No" to leaving the UK.The former prime minister said it was time to move from the "battleground to the common ground" after a majority in Scotland voted "No" to leaving the UK.
He added: "We will lock in today the promises that we have made".He added: "We will lock in today the promises that we have made".
Politicians in England and Scotland are considering how the UK will be governed in the future.Politicians in England and Scotland are considering how the UK will be governed in the future.
In a speech in Dalgety Bay, Fife, Mr Brown described three "lock ins" which he said demonstrated that pre-referendum promises would be kept:In a speech in Dalgety Bay, Fife, Mr Brown described three "lock ins" which he said demonstrated that pre-referendum promises would be kept:
Following Thursday's result, which saw 55% of voters rejecting independence against 45% in favour, there has already been significant disagreement over the timing and extent of further devolution. Following Thursday's result, which saw 55% of of voters rejecting independence against 45% in favour, there has already been significant disagreement over the timing and extent of further devolution.
Prime Minister David Cameron vowed to deliver on the pre-referendum promises made by the three main Westminster parties to boost the powers of Scotland's devolved parliament. Prime Minister David Cameron has vowed to deliver on the pre-referendum promises made by the three main Westminster parties to boost the powers of Scotland's devolved parliament.
He has tasked Lord Smith of Kelvin, who led Glasgow's staging of the Commonwealth Games, with overseeing the process of taking their commitments forward, with new powers over tax, spending and welfare to be agreed by November, and draft legislation published by January.He has tasked Lord Smith of Kelvin, who led Glasgow's staging of the Commonwealth Games, with overseeing the process of taking their commitments forward, with new powers over tax, spending and welfare to be agreed by November, and draft legislation published by January.
Mr Cameron has also proposed a system where only MPs from England would vote on English issues in Parliament.Mr Cameron has also proposed a system where only MPs from England would vote on English issues in Parliament.
Chris Mason
Political correspondent, BBC News
Constitutional change very, very rarely happens quickly - and yet there was that promise before the referendum that it would in the case of Scotland.
Both the Conservatives and Labour have said that they will honour that promise but here is the sticking point: Can the two issues of England and Scotland be unpicked?
Labour is insisting that the two should be unpicked, that devolution for England cannot be rushed and that there has to be conversation in the rest of the UK, just as there's been a conversation in Scotland.
But the Conservatives say the two have to remain together - that the English cannot be fobbed off.
This will not be easy to resolve.
Some Labour figures have warned against creating "two classes of MP"..Some Labour figures have warned against creating "two classes of MP"..
In Manchester, delegates are gathering for Labour's UK conference as the party forms its response to the "No" vote fallout.In Manchester, delegates are gathering for Labour's UK conference as the party forms its response to the "No" vote fallout.
The party leader Ed Miliband has made it clear that he is not likely to sign up to Mr Cameron's proposals on new powers for English MPs. The party leader Ed Miliband has made it clear that he is not likely to sign up to Mr Cameron's proposals on how parliament handles English issues.
Mr Miliband favours a nationwide constitutional convention to come up with ideas, convening next autumn.Mr Miliband favours a nationwide constitutional convention to come up with ideas, convening next autumn.
Meanwhile the SNP faces a change of leadership after First Minister Alex Salmond announced he is to stand down.Meanwhile the SNP faces a change of leadership after First Minister Alex Salmond announced he is to stand down.
The party has demanded that the three Westminster party leaders do not break their promises on further devolution. A former treasurer of the party, Ian Blackford, has called for the nationalists to wield their negotiating power in the wake of the independence referendum and campaign for a form of Home Rule.
Further powers: Parliamentary motion He said: "I think what we've got to do over the course of the next few months is say to Westminster, 'Look, there is a real desire for change in Scotland'."
Further powers: Monday's parliamentary motion
That this House...That this House...
Speaking to an audience of No campaigners in Dalgety Bay, Mr Brown described himself as a "promise keeper" and said the leaders of the three main UK parties were "promise makers" and would not be" promise breakers". Speaking to an audience of No campaigners in Fife, Gordon Brown described himself as a "promise keeper" and said the leaders of the three main UK parties were "promise makers" and would not be "promise breakers".
He also moved to quash any suggestions that he planned to return to frontline politics. He said he was "too old to be the comeback kid" and "too young to be an elder statesman".He also moved to quash any suggestions that he planned to return to frontline politics. He said he was "too old to be the comeback kid" and "too young to be an elder statesman".
Mr Brown said the eyes of the world had been on Scotland over the past week and he called for unity.Mr Brown said the eyes of the world had been on Scotland over the past week and he called for unity.
He said: "There is a time to fight but there is a time to unite. This is the time for Scotland to unite.He said: "There is a time to fight but there is a time to unite. This is the time for Scotland to unite.
"I am sure sure we can find ways to unify against the odds. ""I am sure sure we can find ways to unify against the odds. "
He added: "Let us think of ourselves not as Yes Scots or No Scots but let us think of ourselves, all of us simply as Scots and united let us be a nation again." He added: "Let us think of ourselves not as Yes Scots or No Scots - but let us think of ourselves, all of us, simply as Scots and united let us be a nation again."
What the 'No' vote means at home and abroadWhat the 'No' vote means at home and abroad
In the wake of Scotland rejecting independence, Mr Salmond announced on Friday that he would resign as SNP leader at the party's conference in November, before standing down as first minister when the party elects its next leader in a membership ballot.In the wake of Scotland rejecting independence, Mr Salmond announced on Friday that he would resign as SNP leader at the party's conference in November, before standing down as first minister when the party elects its next leader in a membership ballot.
The 59-year-old told journalists there were a "number of eminently qualified and very suitable candidates" to replace him, with his deputy, Nicola Sturgeon, seen as a clear favourite.The 59-year-old told journalists there were a "number of eminently qualified and very suitable candidates" to replace him, with his deputy, Nicola Sturgeon, seen as a clear favourite.
He is Scotland's longest-serving first minister, having held the post since the SNP won power at the Scottish Parliament in May 2007.He is Scotland's longest-serving first minister, having held the post since the SNP won power at the Scottish Parliament in May 2007.
He has also served as leader of the SNP for a total of 20 years.He has also served as leader of the SNP for a total of 20 years.
He will stay on as MSP for Aberdeenshire East, and described serving Scotland as first minister as the "privilege of my life".He will stay on as MSP for Aberdeenshire East, and described serving Scotland as first minister as the "privilege of my life".
On Saturday morning, Rupert Murdoch tweeted: "Alex Salmond's sudden resignation makes him most honest politician in Britain. Actually he seems to have changed country's future."On Saturday morning, Rupert Murdoch tweeted: "Alex Salmond's sudden resignation makes him most honest politician in Britain. Actually he seems to have changed country's future."
The media mogul followed it up with another tweet about the promise of more powers.The media mogul followed it up with another tweet about the promise of more powers.
He wrote: "Cameron's promise of devolution, now for all parts of country, without consulting cabinet, clever politics, but divisions in all parties."He wrote: "Cameron's promise of devolution, now for all parts of country, without consulting cabinet, clever politics, but divisions in all parties."