Ruth Davidson meets the Prime Minister

Scottish Conservative leader, Ruth Davidson, has met with Prime Minister David Cameron in Downing Street today.

Following the meeting Ruth said:

"It was a pleasure to meet the Prime Minister again today to discuss our shared agenda of moving our Party and Scotland forward.

"We recognise that the parties of the UK coalition Government secured more votes in Scotland than those who backed Alex Salmond for First Minister in May, and that the SNP does not hold the only mandate to speak for Scotland. The UK government has a legitimate voice in standing up to the nationalist shenanigans.

"We agreed that Alex Salmond's uncertainty and dither over a referendum is not in Scotland's best interests. He must not be allowed to rig the referendum. Our country needs certainty and stability. The referendum needs to be held, but it must to be clear, unambiguous and protected from legal challenge.

"The ball is in the SNP's court to name the question and name the day. But we cannot and will not allow Scotland to be hood winked into independence.

"I will continue to fight Scotland's corner and stand up for Scotland in Britain."

The Prime Minister, David Cameron said:

"Our Scottish Party has, for the first time, a leader of the entire movement in Scotland and I look forward to working with Ruth to tackle the big challenges and opportunities facing the country.

"I am proud that it is the UK Government which is enacting a new Scotland Bill which will transfer significant extra powers to Holyrood and place the responsibility for raising billions of pounds of public spending in the hands of the Scottish Parliament.

"This will meet the demands of the Scottish people for more say over how Scotland is run, and clear the way for a straightforward and clear-cut referendum on 'yes or no' to Scotland in Britain.

"I pledge myself to campaign to keep our United Kingdom, and challenge Alex Salmond to set the date and to agree the question now."

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