Supporters of Scottish independence take narrow poll lead for first time

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Reuters:

Sept. 6, 2014

 

(Reuters) - Supporters of Scottish independence have taken their first opinion poll lead since the referendum campaign began, according to a YouGov survey for the Sunday Times newspaper.

 

With less than two weeks to go before the Sept. 18 vote, the poll puts the "Yes" to independence campaign on 51 percent, with the unionists on 49 percent, overturning a 22-point lead for the unionist campaign in just a month, the Sunday Times said.

 

The paper announced the headline results in a news release ahead of publication. No further details of the poll were immediately available.

 

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