Gordon Brown today vowed to lead the campaign for more powers for Scotland if it rejects independence in this month’s referendum.
The former prime
minister, signalling his return to front line politics, said he
would push for further devolution within weeks of the September 18 vote.
would push for further devolution within weeks of the September 18 vote.
Mr Brown is among senior Labour figures
being deployed in a final push by the party to prevent its supporters being won
over by the Scottish National Party.
With polls suggesting a late swing
towards the Yes camp, Mr Brown urged voters not to ‘abandon’ the huge value to
Scotland of pooling resources with the rest of the UK in areas such as pensions
and healthcare.
He told an audience of activists and
politicians at Westminster that he had asked Speaker John Bercow to allow him
to lead a debate when the Commons resumes business in October to galvanise
cross-party support for reforms.
A pledge of extra tax and legal powers
for Holyrood in the event of a rejection of independence in the popular vote
has been signed by the leaders of all three main Westminster parties.
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