0 1 0 ▁Alexander ▁was ▁appointed ▁conv ener ▁of ▁the ▁Scottish ▁Parliament ' s ▁Committee ▁to ▁report ▁on ▁the ▁bill . ▁ ▁Scottish ▁independence ▁refer endum ▁ ▁During ▁a ▁TV ▁interview ▁on ▁ 4 ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁Wend y ▁Alexander ▁suggested ▁that ▁she ▁would ▁be ▁willing ▁to ▁support ▁a ▁refer endum ▁on ▁Scottish ▁Independ ence ▁saying ▁" B ring ▁it ▁on ! ". ▁It ▁was ▁a ▁bold ▁move , ▁but ▁led ▁to ▁suggestions ▁of ▁a ▁r ift ▁between ▁her ▁and ▁the ▁prime ▁minister , ▁who ▁did ▁not ▁over t ly ▁back ▁her . ▁On ▁ 7 ▁May , ▁at ▁Prime ▁Minister ' s ▁Question s , ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁Gordon ▁Brown ▁stated ▁that ▁she ▁was ▁not , ▁in ▁fact , ▁offering ▁Labour ' s ▁support ▁for ▁an ▁immediate ▁refer endum . ▁ ▁During ▁First ▁Minister ' s ▁Question s ▁in ▁the ▁Scottish ▁Parliament , ▁on ▁ 8 ▁May , ▁Alexander ▁asked ▁Alex ▁Sal mond ▁to ▁bring ▁forward ▁a ▁refer endum ▁bill ▁at ▁the ▁first ▁opportunity . ▁Alex ▁Sal mond ▁decl ined ▁the ▁offer ▁of ▁Labour ▁support ▁for ▁a ▁refer endum , ▁prefer ring ▁to ▁delay ▁by ▁at ▁least ▁a ▁further ▁year , ▁saying ▁" We ▁will ▁stick ▁to ▁what ▁was ▁laid ▁out ▁in ▁pages ▁ 8 ▁and ▁ 1 5 ▁of ▁the ▁SN P ▁manif esto ". ▁ ▁Res ignation ▁over ▁foreign ▁don ation ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁a ▁controvers y ▁developed ▁after ▁it ▁emer ged ▁that ▁Alexander ' s ▁campaign ▁team ▁had ▁accepted ▁a ▁£