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David Cameron has said he "emphatically" will not resign if Scotland votes to leave the UK, as his leadership is not the matter at stake in the referendum.

David Cameron "could not possibly survive" as leader if Scots vote for independence, as Tory rebels plot to depose him in a furious revolt.

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‘It would be a humiliating point for any prime minister to have lost a part of the United Kingdom, no doubt about that.’

John Curtice, professor of politics at Strathclyde University, added: ‘A Yes vote would destroy Cameron’s place in the history books.

‘He would become known as the prime minister who gambled on keeping Scotland in the union and lost his gamble.