Referendum not about ‘kicking the effing Tories’

The British prime minister has warned Scottish voters the referendum is not about giving the "effing Tories" a kick as Westminster heavyweights headed north of the border in an attempt to save the union.

Speaking in Edinburgh, David Cameron told Sky News: “We beat Hitler, we built the NHS together... in this one family of nations.”

At one point he put hand to heart and said: “I care far more about my country than I do about my party. I care hugely about this extraordinary country, this United Kingdom that we’ve built together.