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British Prime Minister David Cameron cares "a thousand times more strongly" about holding the U.K. together than keeping it in the EU, he told the BBC in the wake of the Scottish referendum on independence.
Scotland voted to remain part of the U.K. in a referendum held nearly two weeks ago.
On Tuesday, Cameron told BBC Radio 4's Today program: "I feel about a thousand times more strongly about the United Kingdom than I do about the European Union."
Cameron described the possibility of Scotland breaking away from England, Wales and Northern Ireland as "an issue of heartbreak" while remaining in the EU was "a matter of important pragmatism."
He added: "If I didn't think it was in Britain's interest to be in the EU, I wouldn't argue for it. I think the best answer for Britain is a reformed position in the EU because we are a trading nation. We don't just want access to those markets, we want a say over the rules."
Cameron said there is need to renegotiate the U.K.'s membership of the EU to guarantee a single market, halt the move towards a closer union and provide better guarantees on immigration.
"I believe that can be done," he said, promising a referendum on maintaining EU membership, which the U.K. achieved in 1973, if the Conservative party wins next year's general election.
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