LONDON, September 19 (RIA Novosti), Mark Hirst – The Labour leader of the UK official opposition, Ed Miliband, has signaled he will not sign up to Prime Minister David Cameron's plan to give more powers to the devolved Scottish Parliament following a historic vote on Scottish independence.
Less than a week after Miliband, Cameron and Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg jointly pledged additional powers to Scotland if Scots voted against independence in a referendum that took place Thursday, the BBC has reported the Labour leader now wants a "process of debate" to take place before the next UK General Election in 2015.
Earlier on Friday, Cameron said it was vital that constitutional changes affecting Scotland should be taken in "tandem" with changes to the way so-called "England-only" legislation is currently decided.
The Scottish independence referendum took place on September 18, with 55.3 percent of Scots voting against independence, resulting in Scotland remaining part of the UK. The independence of Scotland was supported by 44.7 percent of the population. The referendum saw a turnout of 84.59 percent.
A last minute "vow" signed by the leaders of all three main pro-UK parties was widely regarded as the key to securing the victory for the anti-Scottish independence campaign.
