SCOTLAND VOTES 'NO' TO SPLIT FROM UK IN INDEPENDENCE REFERENDUM (STA BREAKING NEWS and ARCHIVES)

by STANews , Friday, September 19, 2014, 02:07

Scots have voted to stay in the UK, following an intense campaign which saw both pro-independence and pro-union campaign groups scraping for last-minute support. The ‘No’ campaign rallied 55 percent of votes against 45 percent ‘Yes’ votes.

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One of the leaders of Scotland's independence campaign effectively conceded defeat early on Friday morning as the counting was continuing.

"Like thousands of others across the country, I've put my heart and soul into this campaign and there is a real sense of disappointment that we've fallen narrowly short of securing a ‘yes’ vote," Nicola Sturgeon, deputy leader of the Scottish National Party, told BBC Television.

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