BRITAIN has solved the problem of people being unable to feel proud of having multiple identities, David Cameron has told MPs, as he berated the SNP for not being interested in partnership just independence.
During Commons question-time, the Prime Minister was asked by Danny Kinahan, who represents South Antrim for the Ulster Unionists, how he would hold the “four countries” of the United Kingdom together given they were faced with “Scottish nationalism, English votes for English laws, various powerhouses and city deals, and the creation of numerous other measures that may threaten the Union”.
Mr Cameron insisted he was “passionate about our United Kingdom” and that it could be made stronger by accepting that it was a partnership of nations in which people should treat each other with respect.
As some Nationalist MPs began to barrack the PM, he said: “I do not want to listen to SNP members; they do not want a partnership, they want a separation.”
Mr Cameron went on: “Actually, one of the things that is so strong about the United Kingdom - other countries, frankly, are quite envious of this - is that we have demonstrated that you can have multiple identities; you can be proud of being an Ulsterman and a Brit, you can be proud of being a Hindu and a Scot, you can be proud of being both Welsh and British.
“We have solved one of the problems that the rest of the world is grappling with and that is why we should keep our United Kingdom together,” he added.
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