Independence poll finds almost a third of No voters have changed their mind

Almost a third of Scots who voted against independence in 2014 have changed their mind and are either unsure or would vote Yes, according to a new poll.

Record levels also believe that a majority of Scots would vote for independence if a referendum were held today.

The survey of 2,093 people found that 19% of No voters from 2014 now say they do not know how they would vote in another referendum while 13% now back independence.

Excluding voters who do not know how they would vote, the poll for pro-independence campaign group Progress Scotland found 53% support leaving the union compared with 47% against.

Progress Scotland’s managing director and former SNP Westminster leader Angus Robertson said after a series of polls backing independence: “This large poll demonstrates the scale of the momentum and the factors which are driving people from No to Yes.”