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UK PM pleads for ‘no’ vote
UK PM Pleads for ‘No’ Vote. Alarmed by recent polls, British Prime Minister David Cameron on Wednesday rushed to Scotland to make an impassioned plea to Scots not to split the \"family of nations\", saying it would be heartbreaking if the Union is \"torn apart\".
London: Alarmed by recent polls, British Prime Minister David Cameron on Wednesday rushed to Scotland to make an impassioned plea to Scots not to split the "family of nations", saying it would be heartbreaking if the Union is "torn apart".
Cameron and other British political leaders headed to Scotland to rally voters to keep the 307-year-old union between England and Scotland intact and pleaded them to vote against breaking the UK in September 18 referendum.
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"I love my country more than I love my party," an emotional Cameron said, campaigning in Edinburgh. "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 have put together – and we have done such amazing things together – if this family of nations was torn apart," he said.
"If Scotland votes for separation that would have to be respected by the rest of the United Kingdom. And as Prime Minister of the UK I would have to make that happen.
"It would be a heartbreaking job to have to do, to break up this family of nations that has been such a success," he added.
The Prime Minister's urgent trip follows a weekend poll putting the "Yes" camp two points ahead, and another yesterday showing both sides evenly split on 41 per cent.
The close race ahead of the vote has sent shudders through the financial markets. Amid uncertainty over what currency an independent Scotland would use, the pound and shares in Scotland-based financial institutions dropped.
He said Britain is "holding its breath" ahead of the vote. "I don't want my children to grow up in a world where if they choose Edinburgh University they are going to be in a capital of foreign country," Cameron said.
Cameron denied he had only now "woken up" to the prospect of a 'Yes' vote after opinion polls showed a surge in support for the 'Yes' camp.
"In the last days of the campaign, let's make sure the emotional passion comes through," he stressed. Cameron warned that Scotland could "run out of money" if it goes independent.
Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond, on his own campaign trail, said his opponents could not be trusted. "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," he said.
Meanwhile, Buckingham Palace has asked politicians to leave Queen Elizabeth II out of the campaign.
A spokesperson said: "The sovereign's constitutional impartiality is an established principle of our democracy and one which the Queen has demonstrated throughout her reign.
"As such the monarch is above politics and those in political office have a duty to ensure that this remains the case. Any suggestion that the Queen should wish to influence the outcome of the current referendum campaign is categorically wrong. This is a matter for the people of Scotland."
