British Prime Minister David Cameron and main leaders of Westminster's two other main political parties canceled a weekly Parliamentary debate in London in order to travel to Scotland on Wednesday, where polls show a dramatic surge in support for Scotland's independence from the United Kingdom ahead of next week's referendum, NBC News reported.
Since Scotland's 307-year-old union with the rest of Britain could end in the next nine days, the referendum's pro-Independence "Yes" movement has been continuously gaining momentum while closing the gap on the pro-Union "No" campaign.
"We want to be listening and talking to voters about the huge choice they face. Our message to the Scottish people will be simple: 'We want you to stay'," the three said in a joint statement.
"There is a lot that divides us - but there's one thing on which we agree passionately: the United Kingdom is better together. That's why all of us are agreed the right place for us to be tomorrow is in Scotland, not at prime minister's questions in Westminster," they said. The statement was also signed by Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg, leader of the Liberal Democrats, who will also hit the campaign trail in Scotland.
However, Conservative leader Cameron and opposition leader Ed Miliband will not be holding joint events, an official told Agence France-Presse.
The visit announcement comes after a new poll on Tuesday showed the "Yes" camp to be ahead for the first time, leaping from last month's 32 percent to 38 percent, while "No" to independence fell to 39 percent from 45 percent.
"This poll reveals a remarkable shift," said Tom Costley, head of polling company TNS Scotland.
Earlier on Sunday, Chancellor George Osborne told BBC News that the government was planning to give Scotland "much greater" fiscal and tax autonomy after polls predicted a very close vote in the upcoming referendum on Scottish independence.
