With the 7% of people who said they did not know how they would vote removed, the poll found that a second referendum would see Scotland vote to become independent by 52% to 48%. The National will be publishing further results – including on routes to independence, perceptions of Prime Minister Burnham in Scotland, and the rise of the far right – through this week. The new Prime Minister took office in July, and almost immediately ruled out discussions on a second independence referendum. Such a hung parliament could open an opportunity to leverage a deal for a second independence referendum out of the UK Government, SNP MP Lara Bird has suggested. You can read the rest of the exclusive Scotland polling in The National this week.