Sunday, September 21, 2014

The pledge of further devolution to Scotland will be fulfilled, Miliband said.

The pledge of further devolution to Scotland will be fulfilled "no ifs, no buts" amid a row over additional powers for England, Ed Miliband has said…

He further adds, he and other leaders made a "clear" pledge of new powers during the referendum and they must "honour" it.

The Labour leader said he was "open" to the idea of a new role for English MPs but not building a new English Parliament, as favored by many Tories.

No 10 has made it clear that it will not renege on its Scottish commitments.

But Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond has said voters were "tricked" by the pledge to publish, in draft form, new powers for the Scottish Parliament on tax and welfare before the 2015 general election.

He claims the timetable for delivering more powers in the event of a No vote - promised by the leaders of the three main Westminster parties in a joint declaration - is slipping because Mr Cameron cannot guarantee his back benchers, who want more power for English MPs, will vote for it.