Labour gains Leonard poll bounce

Support for Scottish Labour has grown under new leader Richard Leonard, according to a poll.

The party has moved into second place behind the SNP in both Westminster and Holyrood voting intentions, a Survation survey for the Dai- ly Record found. The poll for Westminster support put the SNP on 37 per cent - the same as the party polled in June with Labour up one point to 28 per cent and the Scottish Conservatives down four to 25 per cent.

At Holyrood, the SNP lead on 39 per cent for constituency voting intentions, followed by Labour on 25 per cent and the Tories on 24 per cent, while the list votes see the SNP on 33 per cent, Labour 25 per cent and the Tories on 22 per cent.

The poll of 1,000 Scots was carried out online between November 27 and 30.

Support for Scottish independence is two points higher than it was in the 2014 referendum, with 47 per cent of those questioned now backing Yes.