Poll: majority back independent Scotland '˜inside or outside' EU

A majority of Scots would support an independent Scotland within or outside the European Union, according to a new poll.

Support for Scottish independence is at 46 per cent, according to a new poll

The panelbase survey for Wings over Scotland had Yes on 46 per cent and No on 54 per cent.

The poll findings suggest that as many Brexit-supporting Scots are switching to No as Remainers are to Yes.

However, when pollsters specifically asked respondents to choose between Scotland being an independent country inside the EU, being an independent country outside the EU or staying part of the UK after Brexit, 52.5 per cent said they would opt for an independent country either inside or outside the bloc.

And, in a further blow for Labour, just 15 per cent said they thought Jeremy Corbyn’s party would form the next government in 2020.

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