Poll: Indy plan beats no deal
MORE than half of Scotland believes independence would be better for the country than remaining in the UK after a no-deal Brexit, a poll has indicated.
Almost three in five (59 per cent) said leaving the UK would benefit Scotland more than staying in, if there was no-deal.
The Panelbase survey, carried out for The Sunday Times Scotland and LBC, also found 53 per cent believed independence would benefit the country more than staying in a UK that had left the European Union via a negotiated withdrawal agreement.
But this did not translate into a majority for independence, with support for this at 47 per cent in the poll, compared to the 53 per cent who want to remain in the UK.
The research saw 1028 people questioned.
Sir John Curtice said: “Although this poll suggests support for independence may have edged up a bit, as things stand, the nationalist movement still finds itself tantalisingly short of the support it needs to win a second independence referendum.”