‘Of course Scotland would keep pound’, says pro-union minister

The UK wants to keep Trident in Scotland. Edinburgh wants a currency union. Is this the basis of a deal?

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PRO-INDEPENDENCE campaigners received a boost today after a British government minister admitted that Scotland and the remainder of the UK would share the pound in the event of a break-up of the union.

A “government minister at the heart of the pro-union campaign who would play a central role in negotiations” if Scotland votes for independence in the September referendum told the Guardian: "Of course there would be a currency union. There would be a highly complex set of negotiations after a yes vote, with many moving pieces.

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