I do indeed pay tribute to Alex Salmond who is a very considerable figure. By resigning, he seems to have recognised the outcome of the referendum. If the referendum had voted yes, that would have settled the issue for all time. Does the SNP accept that by voting no, it has settled the issue at least for a generation?
Devolution and the Union
Proceeding contribution from
Julian Lewis
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Thursday, 20 November 2014.
It occurred during Backbench debate on Devolution and the Union.
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