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Voters would reject Scotland independence by narrow margin: Poll

Voters would reject Scotland independence by narrow margin: Poll

A new survey highlights the division within Scotland over the possibility of breaking away from the UK.

Scottish voters remain divided over independence with those against breaking away from the United Kingdom having “the narrowest of leads” over those in favour, according to a new survey.

“If a referendum were tomorrow, 44 percent of Scots say they’ll vote Yes, while 46 percent say they’ll vote No, leaving 10 percent undecided,” Savanta ComRes, which conducted the poll for The Scotsman newspaper, said on Thursday.

“Removing those gives a headline voting intention of 51 percent for No and 49 percent for Yes.”

The poll comes two days after Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said the devolved administration planned to hold a referendum on independence on October 19, 2023.

Addressing the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh on Tuesday, Sturgeon conceded that Scotland may lack the power to call the vote without London’s approval.

To ensure legal clarity, it will seek an opinion from the UK Supreme Court before it asks voters: “Should Scotland be an independent country?”

The phrasing of the question was the same as Scottish voters were asked in 2014, when Scots voted to stay in the United Kingdom by 55 percent to 45 percent.

Sturgeon’s Scottish National Party says the UK’s divorce from the European Union, following a 2016 referendum, has transformed the debate with most Scottish voters opposed to Brexit.

Sturgeon stressed the “consultative referendum” would only proceed with the approval of the UK Supreme Court.

The Supreme Court confirmed it would consider the new legal bid and would schedule a hearing “in due course”.


‘Battle lines’


Chris Hopkins, the political research director at Savanta ComRes, said the latest poll “only serves to underline the division within Scotland”.

“The battle lines that were drawn in 2014 are all-too familiar, and Nicola Sturgeon’s defiance to hold a referendum at almost any cost just deepens this divide,” he said.

“If she can get over the hurdle of being legally allowed to hold a second vote, only a fool would bet against her returning independence, regardless of the division it would sow.”



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