Prime Minister David Cameron has said there will be "no re-runs" of the Scottish referendum which saw a decisive vote in favour of the country remaining part of the UK in what he said was a demonstration of the "settled will of the Scottish people".
It is time now for the UK to come together with a "balanced settlement" which is fair to Scotland and elsewhere in the UK, he said, referring to his promises of more devolved powers for those north of the border if they voted 'no'. The debate on independence has been "settled for a generation", he said. Now, he said, there is a chance to change the way the British people are governed. He insisted the promises for Scotland will be delivered "in full", with Lord Smith of Kelvin to oversee that process. Draft laws on new powers for Scotland will be published by January, he added. ...
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