Scotland is more likely to become independent if Liz Truss becomes prime minister, according to a new opinion poll across the UK. The Panelbase poll for the Sunday Times shows that Truss is almost as unpopular in Scotland as Boris Johnson.
The Panelbase survey of 1,133 adults in Scotland showed 49 per cent support for independence and 51 per cent for the union, when the don’t knows have been removed. Support for staying in the UK falls slightly to 48 per cent if Truss becomes Prime Minister in two weeks time, and to 49 per cent if her rival Rishi Sunak takes over at Downing Street.
In January, just over a quarter of people polled thought that a Truss premiership would lead to Scottish independence. That has risen to nearly 40 per cent, putting her almost on a par with Johnson, the most unpopular Prime Minister in Scotland since Margaret Thatcher.
