A new poll has suggested support for Scottish independence has slumped following a spike in the wake of the Supreme Court judgement on holding a second referendum in November.
Under this scenario, the SNP were on 45% of the vote when undecideds and those who would refuse to vote are removed - far below the 50% mark Ms Sturgeon would hope to reach.Nicola Sturgeon's hopes of holding a second independence referendum were dashed in November last year
Polling expert Professor Sir John Curtice said:"There is no evidence in the poll that fighting the next election as a de facto referendum would reduce the level of SNP support."Rather, slightly more voters say that they would vote for the SNP in that circumstance." However, Mr Curtice said Friday's poll"suggests that the spike in support for independence registered after the Supreme Court judgement on indyref2 has proven to be temporary".Government veto on Scotland bill 'a dangerous moment for devolution'
"In truth, if the SNP are going to win over 50% of the vote in either kind of election, the party will need first to persuade more people of the case for independence." Ms Sturgeon's hopes of holding a second vote on independence were put on hold in November last year when the Supreme Court ruled Holyrood does not have the power to hold a referendum without the UK Government's permission.In a keynote address at the Business for Scotland annual dinner on Thursday evening, Ms Sturgeon said a recent move by Westminster to block gender reforms are a"full-frontal assault" on devolution and strengthens the case for Scottish independence.
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