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PM Stephen Harper says divided UK not in global interest

The Canadian Press Darpan, 03 Sep, 2014 02:32 PM
    LONDON, England - Stephen Harper says breaking up the United Kingdom would not serve the greater global interest, nor the interest of ordinary people throughout the country.
     
    The prime minister weighed in on the looming referendum on Scottish independence today during a question-and-answer session in front of a business audience.
     
    Recent public opinion surveys in Britain show the Yes and No sides are almost evenly split with a little more than two weeks left before the Sept. 18 vote.
     
    The gap between the two sides has been narrowing for the last month, with some 42 per cent say they would vote in favour and 48 per cent opposed, according to a poll in the Telegraph newspaper.
     
    Harper rhymed off a host of global woes — from terrorism and trade to Ebola outbreak and climate change — and questioned how facing those challenges would be better in a fractured country.

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