CAMPAIGN big- hitters Nicola Sturgeon and Johann Lamont targeted each other's party supporters as they bid to persuade undecided voters.

The Labour leader went campaigning in Govan and made it known she was in Ms Sturgeon's constituency.

The Deputy First Minister, meanwhile, continued her pitch to Labour supporters, urging them to vote Yes, then vote for whoever they like in independent Scottish elections.

After months of the SNP appealing to Labour voters to "vote Yes and reclaim their party", Labour is now targeting people who voted SNP in 2011 Scottish elections.

After speaking to voters in Govan in Ms Sturgeon's Glasgow Southside constit-uency, Ms Lamont said: "We know that Alex Salmond's win in 2011 was achieved despite their policy of indepen-dence and the voters who gave the SNP their support for the first time in that election are key to this referendum.

"In Nicola Stur-geon's constituency, we are speaking to Labour and SNP supporters and finding two No voters for every Yes voter."

She said the latest poll showed there were more people who voted SNP planning to vote against independence, than Labour voters planning to vote yes.

A YouGov poll showed 180,583 SNP voters backing No and 176,529 Labour voters backing Yes. However, as a percentage it is in favour of Yes with 28% of the 630,461 Labour voters backing Yes and 20% of the 902,915 SNP voters backing No.

Ms Sturgeon said the backing of rail union the RMT was further evidence of traditional Labour supports backing independence.

She said: "Coming on the same day as Ed Miliband's latest visit to Scotland, it demol-ishes his claims to be the authentic voice of working class, Labour-minded voters across Scotland.

"Labour voters are already moving to a Yes vote in their hun-dreds of thousands, and it is endorsements like this which will persuade even more of them to back indepen-dence, as we look to securing a majority of Labour supporters voting Yes."

While Ms Lamont was in Govan, Ms Sturgeon visited Glasgow Central Mosque and told people independence was about everyone in Scotland regardless of party affiliation or ethnic origin.

She said: "This debate is not about where we have come from or what party we belong to, it is about the people of Scotland, all of us, taking our future into our own hands.

Across all of Scotland's communities people are waking up to the opportunity of independence to build a fairer society."

She added that this would "support our young people with greater job opportun-ities and to protect our public services like the NHS".

While campaigning they gently goaded each other on Twitter.

Ms Lamont said: "In Nicola Sturgeon's constituency. Our campaign is speaking to SNP voters who value devo over separation."

Ms Sturgeon responded: "I've seen Yes canvass results in your constituency, so know why you don't want to be there. Don't think mine will cheer you up tho!"

Ms Lamont said most Scots would vote No in their country's inter-ests. Ms Sturgeon said an outward looking, inclusive approach will blossom on the world stage with a Yes vote.

stewart.paterson@ eveningtimes.co.uk