Prime Minister David Cameron made a final-hour plea to Scotland on Wednesday to stay in the United Kingdom — that if leaders voted to leave, they would have to live with that decision for life.
“There will be no going back,” the British head said in a written statement in the Daily Mail. “The United Kingdom is a precious and special country. That is what is at stake. So let no one in Scotland be in any doubt: We desperately want you to stay; we do not want this family of nations to be ripped apart.”
Scotland is due to vote on a referendum for independence next week.
Mr. Cameron went on, in his written remarks: “As the people of Scotland put pen to ballot paper next week, you will be writing the U.K.’s future in indelible ink. It’s a momentous decision: There will be no going back.”
Former Conservative Prime Minister John Major echoed his statements in an interview on BBC, reminding Scotland that the vote would be “forever,” The New York Times reported.
• Cheryl K. Chumley can be reached at cchumley@washingtontimes.com.
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