On 15 October, British Prime Minister David Cameron (right) and the Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond (left) signed the Edinburgh Agreement, by which Westminster authorises Scotland to hold a referendum on independence in autumn 2014. Cameron must now face the most conservative fringe of his party, which is calling for a referendum on Britain's membership of the EU.

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