Cameron pledges 'no re-runs'; promises to deliver on devolution across UK

Laura Miller
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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", Cameron said the result had drawn a line under the question of independence. The debate on independence has been "settled for a generation", he said. However, it will now lead to a "constitutional revolution" as one commentator called it, with Cameron promising to deliver on devolution promises. 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. Now, he said, there is a chance to change the way the British people are g...

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