Ally of PM backs Alexander
WENDY Alexander received the support of one of Gordon Brown's Westminster allies yesterday over her call for a snap referendum on independence.
The Scottish Labour leader's decision to back an immediate referendum is not supported by all in her party, but Nigel Griffiths, MP for Edinburgh South and a colleague of the Prime Minister, said yesterday a referendum should be held "as soon as possible", with a straight yes-no vote.
He added: "The Scottish Nationalists don't want a referendum because never has a party promised so much and broken so many promises within the space of a year."
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