Nicola Sturgeon warns David Cameron he is on ‘borrowed time’

David Cameron is “living on borrowed time” in his effort to keep Scotland as part of the UK, Nicola Sturgeon has warned.

Speaking exactly a year on from the Independence referendum when Scots voted to stay as part of Britain the First Minister said that Mr Cameron was ignoring “Scotland’s voice”.

The speech came as Mr Cameron outlined plans to guarantee the permanence of the devolved Scottish Parliament.

Scotland voted by 55% to 45% to remain in the UK in the referendum on 18 September of last year and at the time then First Minister Alex Salmond said that the poll was a “once-in-a-generation” opportunity.

However Ms Stugeon said this did not mean that Scots would never again go to the polls on the question during their lifetimes.

Speaking in Edinburgh, she said: “My message to David Cameron today is the same as it was when I met him just after the general election.

“What happens to support for independence in the months and years to come will depend as much on what you do as it will on what we do.

“And, right now, you are living on borrowed time.

“If you continue to ignore Scotland’s voice, if you continue to disrespect the choice that people across this country made in May, more and more people will conclude that Westminster simply can’t deliver for Scotland.”

Mr Cameron said the result meant that “Scotland’s majority” had spoken and that “more Scots voted to keep our kingdom united than have ever voted for any party in any election in Scottish history”.

He added: “Alex Salmond, Nicola Sturgeon and I signed the Edinburgh Agreement which pledged we would all respect the outcome of last year’s momentous vote.

“We all agreed – as do the Scottish public – that the independence referendum should be a ‘once-in-a-generation’ or a ‘once-in-a-lifetime’ event. So, now it is time to move on.”