Prime Minister David Cameron has said there should be “no re-runs” of Scotland’s independence referendum – with the No vote now “the settled will” of the nation.
The Conservative leader said he was “delighted” with the verdict, and committed to devolving further powers.
Lord Smith of Kelvin, the chairman of the Glasgow Commonwealth Games, has been appointed to oversee the process for delivering what Gordon Brown said would be a “modern form of Home Rule” for Scotland.
Mr Cameron also raised the prospect of English-only votes at Westminster, which will be implemented at the same time as changes in Scotland.
He promised a “bigger say” for England, Wales and Northern Ireland in running their own affairs, and will seek a consensus with the other parties.
Defending his decision to keep extra devolution off the ballot in the referendum, Mr Cameron it meant there would now be “no debates” and that “what we have heard is the settled will of the Scottish people”.
Speaking outside Downing Street, the prime minister said: “The people of Scotland have spoken and it is a clear result.
“They have decided our country of four nations stays together and like millions of other people, I’m delighted.
“Now it’s time for the UK to come together and move forward, and a vital part of that will be a settlement that is fair to people in Scotland, but also to people in England, Wales and Northern Ireland as well.”
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