THE SNP and Scottish Labour would be tied for vote share in a General Election, a new poll has suggested ...
The poll suggested that, if a vote on the Union were held tomorrow, 44% of Scots would back independence while 49% would back remaining a part of the UK.
The Yes vote was down one point since the firm last asked the question, while the No vote had risen by the same. Scots are however completely evenly split on whether to hold a second vote on independence in the next 12 months. A total of 42% said they would support a ballot, while 42% said they would oppose it.The polling further found that First Minister Humza Yousaf has a net approval rating of -8, while Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is on -20 and Labour leader Keir Starmer in the positive on 5.
However, despite Yousaf’s negative ratings, 37% of Scots think he would do a better job as first minister than Scottish Labour’s Anas Sarwar, while 29% held the opposite view. Compared to Scottish Tory group leader Douglas Ross, 42% of Scots said Yousaf would do a better job, while 27% backed the
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