Salmond hits out over betrayal Alex Salmond has accused Westminster politicians of gearing up to betray the Scottish people over the vow to give the Scottish Parliament increased powers and a fair share of resources. The Scottish First Minister said there was a huge gap emerging between what Westminster politicians had promised Scottish voters and what they were preparing to deliver. But William Hague insisted the vow had not been broken. Mr Hague, who is in charge of a probe into the devolution process, said: Alex Salmond is almost looking for and hoping for some sense of betrayal... All of the party leaders are absolutely unequivocal that the commitment will be met. The two men were speaking on Radio 4s Today programme as MPs are set to debate plans for further Scottish devolution and the implications of the recent No vote on independence. The debate is being held in light of the UK Government formally publishing a command paper outlining plans to hand more powers to the Scottish Parliament. Mr Salmond said: There is a huge gap that is emerging between the vow, the last-minute desperate promise made under the guarantee of Gordon Brown by the three Westminster leaders and what was suggested in the command paper which was just a regurgitation of what has been indicated last spring, promises which were so weak they hardly featured in the No campaign. Right now, the initial judgement that’s coming from Scotland is that people have no confidence in Tory guarantees and are absolutely fizzing about what looks like a preparation for a betrayal of a strong commitment made. Separately, Labour have said they will not join the Governments committee on English votes for English laws proposals. A Labour source told PoliticsHome: We need proper reform, not a closed shop stitch up in a Cabinet room. politicshome/uk/story/44807/
Posted on: Tue, 14 Oct 2014 09:52:03 +0000
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