<p>Andy Murray's Wimbledon semi-final victory was hailed as ''great news'' by British Prime Minister David Cameron as Downing Street pledged to fly the Scottish flag to mark tomorrow's final.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Murray became the first British man in 74 years to reach the Wimbledon final when he beat French fifth seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 6-3, 6-4, 3-6, 7-5.<br /><br />Minutes later, Cameron's 10 Downing Street office issued a statement saying it would fly the Scottish flag alongside the Union flag tomorrow "in support of Andy Murray in the final".<br />Cameron himself said: "It is great news that we have our first home-grown men's finalist at Wimbledon for over 70 years, especially in this exciting Olympics year when the eyes of the world are on the UK.<br /><br />"I'll be watching the final on Sunday and like the rest of the country, will be getting right behind Andy Murray -- I wish him the best of luck."<br /><br />The pledge to fly the Scottish flag at Downing Street comes amid a political battle over whether Scotland should remain part of the United Kingdom.<br /><br />The Scottish government, which has devolved powers from London and is led by First Minister Alex Salmond, is holding a referendum in 2014 on Scottish independence from the United Kingdom.<br /><br />Cameron's coalition government, led by his centre-right Conservative party, is strongly opposed to the plan. Both the "yes" and "no" to independence campaigns have launched in recent weeks</p>
<p>Andy Murray's Wimbledon semi-final victory was hailed as ''great news'' by British Prime Minister David Cameron as Downing Street pledged to fly the Scottish flag to mark tomorrow's final.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Murray became the first British man in 74 years to reach the Wimbledon final when he beat French fifth seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 6-3, 6-4, 3-6, 7-5.<br /><br />Minutes later, Cameron's 10 Downing Street office issued a statement saying it would fly the Scottish flag alongside the Union flag tomorrow "in support of Andy Murray in the final".<br />Cameron himself said: "It is great news that we have our first home-grown men's finalist at Wimbledon for over 70 years, especially in this exciting Olympics year when the eyes of the world are on the UK.<br /><br />"I'll be watching the final on Sunday and like the rest of the country, will be getting right behind Andy Murray -- I wish him the best of luck."<br /><br />The pledge to fly the Scottish flag at Downing Street comes amid a political battle over whether Scotland should remain part of the United Kingdom.<br /><br />The Scottish government, which has devolved powers from London and is led by First Minister Alex Salmond, is holding a referendum in 2014 on Scottish independence from the United Kingdom.<br /><br />Cameron's coalition government, led by his centre-right Conservative party, is strongly opposed to the plan. Both the "yes" and "no" to independence campaigns have launched in recent weeks</p>
