First
Minister Alex Salmond warns that without the pound an independent Scotland
would refuse to take its share of UK debt and claims debate was a success for
Yes camp.
Alex Salmond today continued to refuse to name his
Plan B currency for a separate Scotland after holding a post-mortem discussion
with advisers over his surprise defeat in the independence TV debate.
The First Minister arrived an hour and a half late
at a conference for businessmen who support separation this morning, his first
public engagement since he lost the STV showdown with Alistair Darling.
A defiant Mr Salmond defended his repeated refusal
to name a Plan B currency if the remaining UK won't share the pound, despite
being booed by the debate audience for dodging the question.
He even attempted to claim the debate had
been a success for the Yes campaign, citing a snap ICM opinion poll that showed
most Scots thought Mr Darling won the debate
The First Minister argued that a breakdown of figures
revealed undecided voters gave him the victory and said support for
independence had risen during the showdown.
But Unionist parties said he was
clutching at straws after the figures showed that the support for the Yes
campaign increased by only six voters during the debate, while backing for No
rose by eight people.
Mr Salmond, who refused to take
questions from the print press, pointed to another figure showing 74 per cent
of undecided voters thought he had emerged victorious. The ICM breakdown showed
this was the equivalent of only 23 people.
The First Minister
also defended his repeated refusal to name a Plan B on the currency and warned
that without the pound Scotland would refuse to take on its proportion of the
UK debt after independence.
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