For weeks, Westminster has been awash with speculation that David Cameron will resign if Scotland votes for independence (I was one of the first to report the story here). There would be no constitutional requirement for him to do so (we would, after all, be in uncharted territory) but the loss of the 307-year-old Union, combined with the fact that Cameron initiated the vote, means many regard it as the only honourable course to take.
Today’s Daily Mail, however, reports that whatever the outcome on 18 September, the PM will remain in office. The paper’s James Chapman writes that Cameron has told friends he has “no intention” of resigning if Scotland votes for independence. One source comments:
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