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LONDON: The United Kingdom faces an 'enormous challenge' in maintaining the Union in the face of increasing pressure for Scottish independence, the country's leading civil servant said Thursday.

Cabinet Secretary Gus O'Donnell, who is due to step down as the head of Britain's civil service on Jan 1, told the Daily Telegraph that the rise of the Scottish National Party (SNP) presented a huge test for the 300-year-old alliance.

'Over the next few years, there will be enormous challenges, such as whether to keep our kingdom united,' he predicted.

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