Scots against new independence referendum this year: Poll

London: Almost two thirds of people in Scotland oppose holding another independence referendum during 2017, a poll revealed on Monday.

The Scottish government, led by First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, is currently consulting on a draft referendum bill after Britain as a whole voted to leave the European Union by a margin of 52-48. In contrast the people of Scotland voted 62-38 in favour of staying in the EU, Xinhua news agency reported.

Sturgeon backs the idea of a Scottish Independence vote if a Brexit deal negotiated by Prime Minister Theresa May's government is unacceptable to Scotland.

An exclusive poll by research company BMG for Scotland's Herald newspaper showed that, when "don't knows" are excluded, more than six in 10 Scots, 61.5 per cent to 38.5 per cent, said they were against a new independence vote in 2017.