Nicola Sturgeon insists Scottish voters WILL back independence in a second referendum next year despite opinion polls showing dwindling support for a UK break-upBy GREG HEFFER, POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT FOR MAILONLINE
2 May 2022
Nicola Sturgeon today insisted Scottish voters would opt for independence in a second referendum despite signs of dwindling support for a breakaway from the rest of the United Kingdom.
The Scottish First Minister has vowed to hold another independence referendum by the end of next year and she has recently said that neither Covid or the Ukraine war will derail those plans.
During the Brexit turmoil at Westminster and at times during the Coronavirus pandemic, opinion polling showed record support for independence among Scottish voters.
One Ipsos Mori survey in October 2020 found that 58 per cent said they would vote Yes to independence, while 42 per cent would vote No.
But more recent polling has shown a slide in support for independence.
A YouGov poll at the end of March this year found that more Scottish voters wanted to remain part of the UK (53 per cent) than wanted Scotland to be independent (47 per cent).
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https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10775247/Nicola-Sturgeon-insists-Scottish-voters-independence-second-referendum-year.html
