Poll shows Scots independence support creeping up amid Partygate

Fears were raised today that the Partygate row is fuelling Nicola Sturgeon's push to split up the UK. And support for independence has crept up to 50 per cent, although the nation is still divided down the middle on whether to go it alone. Asked how they would vote if a referendum on Scottish independence was held tomorrow, 50 per cent said they would vote yes – two points higher than in October Scots Tory leader Douglas Ross is among those who have demanded the PM's resignation after he admitted attending a 'BYOB' bash at the height of lockdown in May 2020 - although he insists he thought it was a 'work event'. Asked how they would vote if a referendum on Scottish independence was held tomorrow, 50 per cent said they would vote yes – two points higher than in October. Chris Hopkins, political research director at Savanta ComRes, said: 'A 50/50 split on the independence voting intention does represent a bit of shift towards Yes since our last poll in October, but ultimately, given the disaster the UK Government in Westminster is currently experiencing, one would perhaps expect support for independence to be higher.'