The Conservatives are set to lose all their Scottish seats to theSNPin a general election, a new poll suggests.
There are 13 Tory MPs in Scotland, but the YouGov poll for the People’s Vote campaign indicates they would all be replaced by the SNP.
The polling, conducted exclusively in Conservative-held constituencies across Scotland, points to a 14 per cent drop in the party’s vote share in these seats, down from 44 to (per cent.)
Meanwhile, the vote share for the SNP is predicted to rise from (to) per cent.
The poll shows a majority of voters in these constituencies would vote to keep the UK in the EU in a new referendum, by 63 to 37 per cent, excluding non-voters and don’t know.
More than half (51 per cent) back a new public vote on Brexit, rising to 58 per cent when don’t know are excluded.
About a third (33 per cent ) of those questioned back leaving the EU withno-Brexit dealif Parliament continues to vote against a withdrawal agreement.
Pollsters also found more people oppose a general election before October 31 than support the idea of a poll before the Brexit deadline, at 37 to 41 per cent.
Questioned about the impact of Brexit, respondents believed by three to one it would leave the economy weaker (53 per cent (rather than stronger) (per cent) .
By almost seven to one those polled said Brexit would leave their family worse off (48 per cent) rather than better off (7 per cent).
A similar rati o thought the NHS would get worse (48 per cent (rather than better) (per cent).
By almost 10 to one those polled believe Brexit will lead to higher taxes, at 48 per cent to 5 per cent.
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Half of respondents (50 per cent) think the next generation will be left worse off by Brexit, with just 15 per cent believing the opposite.
Lord Cooper, previously pollster to former Scottish Conservative leader Ruth Davidson, said: “This poll sends a very serious warning to the Conservative and Unionist Party in Scotland.
“Boris Johnson’sthreat to them is not that he will be a bump in the road on a slow but continuing recovery, but that he will effectively eliminate them overnight as a major force in Scottish politics, and so reverse ten years of patient hard work by Ruth Davidson and hundreds of hard-working volunteers, councillors, MPs and MSPs.
He added: “Asking Scottish voters to choose between their British and their European identities, and forcing Scottish voters to back a nationalist agenda that might work in some parts of England, looks as though it will spectacularly backfire. “
SNP Westminster group leader Ian Blackford said: “This stunning poll underlines the strength of opposition to Brexit in Scotland.
” Boris Johnson’s reckless plans for an extreme Brexit would be devastating – threatening to destroy 100, 000 Scottish jobs and inflict lasting harm on living standards, public services and the economy.
“It is shameful that Scottish Tory MPs have completely failed to oppose them. “
A total of 887 Scottish adults were questioned between August 28 and September 4.
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