Survey: 64% think second vote would be in favour of staying in EU

Almost two-thirds of Scots believe a second vote on Brexit would result in the UK voting to stay in the European Union, a new poll has found.

Research by Survation found 64% believe a so-called People’s Vote would reverse the result of the 2016 referendum.

The results, published to coincide with the launch of the Scotland for a People’s Vote campaign, also found almost three-fifths of Scots (59%) support having a vote on the terms of the UK’s final Brexit deal, with 41% against this.

Overall support for staying in the European Union was now slightly stronger in Scotland than it was in 2016 referendum.

That ballot saw the UK as a whole narrowly vote to leave, despite 62% of voters north of the border backing remain.

In the poll, 63% of people said they supported staying in the EU, with 37% opposed to this.

John Edward, the former head of the European Parliament Office in Scotland who was chief campaign spokesman for the Remain campaign in Scotland in 2016, said the survey “shows that the people of Scotland are optimistic about achieving a remain result across the UK”.

Speaking at the launch event for Scotland for a People’s Vote in Edinburgh, he added: “We share that confidence.

The campaign aims to target Scottish MPs at Westminster alongside building broader support among voters.

Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has already pledged SNP MPs will vote in favour of a second Brexit referendum if the issue comes before the House of Commons.