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Leaders pull out of PMQs because of Scotland: a show of desperation?

The three main party leaders have put out a joint statement saying they won't partake in Prime Minister's Questions tomorrow, because they want to concentrate on the Scottish referendum campaign.

By Anoosh Chakelian

Amid gleeful accusations from the Yes side of being “panic-stricken”, the three pro-Union party leaders have, well, panicked.

They have just released a joint statement saying that they will be pulling out of the weekly Commons calendar staple, Prime Minister’s Questions, tomorrow. This is because they all want to concentrate on rescuing the Union from the Scottish nationalists, whose campaign has been gaining rapid momentum in the past week.

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