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| Lib Dem MSP calls for referendum | Lib Dem MSP calls for referendum |
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| A Liberal Democrat MSP has broken ranks with his party leader to call for an independence referendum. | A Liberal Democrat MSP has broken ranks with his party leader to call for an independence referendum. |
| In a BBC interview, Highlands MSP John Farquhar Munro said the sooner a vote was held the better. | In a BBC interview, Highlands MSP John Farquhar Munro said the sooner a vote was held the better. |
| Mr Farquhar Munro said the debate on Scotland's future had gone far enough and the question now had to be settled. | Mr Farquhar Munro said the debate on Scotland's future had gone far enough and the question now had to be settled. |
| He said he favoured a straight yes/no choice on independence rather than multiple options, which he claimed would "muddy the waters". | |
| Public vote | |
| Mr Farquhar Munro told BBC Radio Scotland's Good Morning Scotland: "I think that it's been debated for long enough. | |
| "For many years we've been hearing about the possibility of independence for Scotland through a referendum - through the result of a referendum. | |
| "I think the sooner it happens, the better, so we establish a position - clear the air as it were - and we find out whether we are going to go ahead with an independent Scotland or whether the status quo will remain." | |
| His party leader Tavish Scott has already ruled out supporting a referendum during the economic crisis. | His party leader Tavish Scott has already ruled out supporting a referendum during the economic crisis. |
| But Mr Farquhar Munro said he believed the wider party would back a public vote. | But Mr Farquhar Munro said he believed the wider party would back a public vote. |
| The SNP needs the Liberal Democrats on side to push a referendum bill through parliament. | The SNP needs the Liberal Democrats on side to push a referendum bill through parliament. |