Scotland's Deputy First Minister Nicola Sturgeon says a poll indicating the Yes campaign has taken the lead for the first time ahead of the independence referendum is encouraging, but insisted there was "not a hint of complacency".
And Chancellor George Osborne said the YouGov survey commissioned by The Sunday Times which suggests the Yes campaign now leads by 51% to 49%, should galvanise those that wanted to keep the union.
The poll means the Yes campaign has overturned a 22-point lead for the Better Together campaign within the past month.
The results are evidence of a dramatic surge for the Yes campaign The lead is the first for the independence camp registered by YouGov - or by any polling company - since regular polling began in the run-up to the vote.
Responding to the poll, Ms Sturgeon told Sky News: "It's a very encouraging poll and it reflects what we are finding on the ground in the campaign across the country."
But she added: "We have got a lot of work still to do. There's not a hint of complacency in the Yes campaign."
She said the offer of more powers for Holyrood in the event of a No vote, was a "panic move" by those against independence.
Opposing supporters carry banners in East Kilbride Meanwhile, Mr Osborne said an action plan would be unveiled in the next few days to give more powers to Scotland if it remained part of the UK.
The Chancellor said it was "clear" Scotland wanted more autonomy and the Tories, Labour and the Liberal Democrats had agreed to "deliver" on that.
"You will see in the next few days a plan of action to give more powers to Scotland. More tax powers, more spending powers, more plans for powers over the welfare state," he said.
And Mr Osborne repeated the warning that an independent Scotland would not be able to share the pound.
"No ifs, no buts. We will not share the pound if Scotland separates from the rest of the UK," he said.
Better Together leader Alistair Darling said: "The polls may conflict, but the message I take from them is clear.
The YouGov poll was commissioned by the Sunday Times "If you want Scotland to remain part of the UK family you have to vote for it on 18 September.
"Separation is forever. These polls can and must now serve as a wake-up call to anyone who thought the referendum result was a foregone conclusion."
The results came as Gordon Brown made another appeal for a successful No vote.
In an interview for Sunday's Murnaghan programme on Sky News, starting at 10am, the former Labour Prime Minister Gordon Brown said: "I think it's about two visions of Scotland's future, different from the future that might have been predicted a few years ago.
"The first is obviously the nationalists, who want to break entirely with the United Kingdom and break all connections.
"The second is what I would call the patriotic vision of Scotland's future, my vision.
"I want a Scottish Parliament, I want stronger powers, and therefore I want change to make it stronger, but I also want to share our resources with the rest of the United Kingdom."
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