Scottexit Opinion Poll results 2016, Scottish referendum, Scottish independence ,Scotland latest poll , Scotland latest survey
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Scottexit Opinion Poll results 2016, Scottish referendum, Scottish independence ,Scotland latest poll , Scotland latest survey

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Scottexit Opinion Poll results 2016, Scottish referendum, Scottish independence ,Scotland latest poll , Scotland latest survey

The Survation poll for the Daily Record points to a shift in public opinion after the UK's decision to leave the European Union.

Of 1002 people surveyed over the weekend, 53.7% said they would vote for independence, against 46.3% in favour of staying in the UK.

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Including "don't knows", the figures show 47.8% backing for Yes and 41.3% supporting No.

Survation poll

Leave

53.70%

Remain

46.30%

Scottish voters rejected independence by 55% to 45% in the September 2014 referendum.

But the latest poll was carried out after the UK voted on Thursday to leave the European Union by a margin of 52% to 48%. In contrast, Scotland opted to be part of the EU, by 62% to 38%.

 Recent polls suggest that the public mood in Scotland is already swinging in favour of leaving the U.K. If 55 per cent of Scots voted for their country continuing in the U.K. in the 2014 referendum, an opinion poll shows that 52 per cent now support Scottexit. Ms. Sturgeon has already said that another independence referendum is “highly likely”. The question is whether the U.K. leadership will allow that to happen.

It would certainly be a risky move. If Scotland gets another independence vote, calls for Northern Ireland to be merged with the Republic of Ireland, an EU member, could gain momentum. In Northern Ireland, 56 per cent had supported Remain.

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