Indy Backing Slips

Support for Union rises in wake of Salmond and Sturgeon appearances before committee

- Peter Davidson

A Majority of people in Scotland would vote to remain as part of the UK if an independence referendum was held tomorrow, a poll has found.

The survey of 1015 suggests 46 per cent would vote against Scottish independence, with 43 per cent in favour and 10 per cent undecided.

When unsure voters are excluded, the poll – by research consultancy Savanta ComRes – indicates 52 per cent to 48 per cent in favour of staying in the Union.

The poll is the first since Nicola Sturgeon and Alex Salmond both gave evidence to the Holyrood Inquiry into the unlawful investigation of the former first minister.

It was carried out in the two days after First Minister Sturgeon appeared before the inquiry committee.