Danny Alexander today challenged Alex Salmond to a debate on Scottish independence ‘any time, any place anywhere’ accusing the Nationalist leader of ‘cowering in his bunker’. The Liberal Democrat Chief Secretary to the Treasury told the Mail that the First Minister should stop ‘hiding away’ and go head to head with him. The challenge came after Mr Salmond accused the Tories, Labour and Lib Dems of trying to 'bully' him with an unprecedented cross-party warning that an independent Scotland would not be allowed to keep the pound. Clash: Alex Salmond was challenged to a debate on the future of Scotland by Lib Dem Danny Alexander, the most senior Scot in the UK government
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George Osborne rules out currency union with an independent Scotland
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Labour's Ed Balls and Lib Dem Danny Alexander back the move
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Scottish government accuses Westminster politicians of 'bullying'
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