The Scottish National Party’s continued rejection of May’s Brexit proposals also calls into question the prospect of a second referendum on Scottish independence.
The SNP has long campaigned for Scotland to become a sovereign state independent from the U.K. However, when Scots went to the polls in 2014, they voted to remain by a majority of 55 percent.
May has repeatedly stated that she will not allow a second referendum on Scottish independence while Brexit is ongoing. SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon, for her part, said this week she would not go ahead with a vote without the U.K. government’s approval.
Still, Hendry said he is in “no doubt” that Scotland would side in favor of independence in a future vote — particularly if it meant it could gain EU membership after a Brexit.
“The mood has changed dramatically in Scotland over a future Scottish independence referendum,” said Hendry.
“People are now looking towards Scotland being an independent nation taking its place at the top table within the EU as its own member state,” he added.
Despite that assertion, an aggregation of 13 opinion polls found that 55 percent of Scots would vote to remain part of the U.K. in a second independence referendum.
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