The leaders of the main three Westminster parties made a joint pledge to grant and safeguard more powers to Scotland if Scots vote no in Thursday's independence referendum, in an eleventh hour desperate plea to voters.
The pledge, published in the Daily Record newspaper and signed by David Cameron, Ed Miliband and Nick Clegg, promises "permanent and extensive new powers for [the Scottish] parliament will be delivered by the process and to the timetable agreed and announced by our three parties, starting on 19th September." See image below.
The pledge, which goes on to also promise the "sharing of resources equitably across all four nations to secure the defence, prosperity and welfare of every citizen", has been criticised by some within the main three Westminster parties, as "handing over the keys to Westminster" in order to keep Scotland within the union, reports the BBC.
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