A new opinion poll has shown support for rejoining the European Union has soared among Scottish voters.
The survey found that 72 per cent of those asked said they would vote Remain, which is an increase of 10 per cent on the Brexit referendum in 2016.
A total of 1,133 adults in Scotland were asked last week about their views on the EU, with 69 per cent saying they would vote to rejoin the union - up from 61 per cent at the start of the year.
The Panelbase survey for the Sunday Times also revealed that 57 per cent of people who voted to remain in the EU would choose 'Yes' in any future independence referendum.
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon wants to hold a second independence referendum in October next year, however the UK Government said the Scottish Parliament doesn't have the power to call one.
Dorothy Bain, the Lord Advocate, was asked by Nicola Sturgeon to refer the bill to judges in London to decide whether the Scottish Government has the legal power to stage an IndyRef2.
The poll also found that 'No' was just ahead in the polls with 51 per cent saying they would like to remain part of the Union compared to 49 per cent who wanted independence.
Reacting to the survey, polling guru Sir John Curtice told the Times: "Simply arguing that another referendum should not be held at all seems unlikely to win many converts. While 44 per cent oppose a referendum in the next five years, 48 per cent are in favour.
"And only 37 per cent believe the UK government should make the decision on another ballot, while 52 per cent reckon the Scottish government should do so."
"Ultimately the union will only be safe if people in Scotland come to believe in it. But it is far from clear that the next prime minister will have the right strategy to achieve that.”
While, the SNP's deputy Westminster leader Kirsten Oswald: "People in Scotland are sick fed up of disastrous Tory politicians they didn’t vote for and the shambolic governments they oversee, this poll is yet further proof of that and the growing desire to escape Tory rule."
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