10/09/2014

PM Says He Would Be 'Heartbroken' If Scotland Leaves UK

While campaigning in Edinburgh, the Prime Minister has said that he would be "heartbroken" if Scotland leaves the UK following the independence referendum on 18 September.

Mr Cameron was speaking at an event in the capitol, when he is reported to have said: "I love my country more than I love my party."

Mr Cameron was in Scotland on the same day as the Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg and the Labour leader Ed Miliband.

Scottish voters will go to the polls on 18 September to decide if the country should remain part of the UK or become independent.

The latest polls suggest that 38% of voters favour independence, with 39% preferring to remain part of the UK. 23% remain undecided.

(MH/IT)

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