Brexit Fails to Boost Support for Scots Independence, Poll Shows
- Kantar TNS survey finds 53% in favor of remaining in U.K.
- Scottish nationalists started fresh campaign this month
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Britain’s decision to leave the European Union has failed to boost support for Scottish independence, with more voters still opposed to a split with the rest of the U.K., according to the latest poll.
The survey by Kantar TNS found 47 percent of people in favor of sticking with Britain and 41 percent backing independence. After excluding the 12 percent of respondents who were undecided, the gap was 53 percent to 47 percent, similar to polling before the June 23 Brexit vote. Scots backed staying with the U.K. by 55 percent to 45 percent in the September 2014 independence referendum.