THREE quarters of Scots, which includes a majority of Tory and Labour voters, think the SNP Government is handling the Covid-19 crisis well.
The YouGov poll found a high level of cross-party consensus for Nicola Sturgeon’s strategy in handling the virus.
The majority of SNP voters (85%) are happy with the Scottish Government's approach and the poll revealed a six-point increase in voting intentions for the party since December's General Election.
Those figures were nearly as high for Liberal Democrats (84%) and Labour and Tory supporters (both at 70%).
Just 19% said coronavirus is being handled badly in Scotland.
If there was a General Election tomorrow the SNP would more than half of all votes (51%). The Conservatives are on 25%, while Labour are in third on 15%.
Latest Westminster voting intention (SCOTLAND, 24-27 April)
— YouGov (@YouGov) May 1, 2020
SNP - 51%
Con - 25%
Lab - 15%
Lib Dem - 6%
Green - 2%
Brexit Party - 0%
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Nearly three quarters of Scots (71%) said they have faith in the First Minister's ability to make the right decisions, with 23% saying they do not trust her judgement. This gives Sturgeon a +48 rating overall
Scotland's Health Secretary scored -2 but more than half (60%) of respondents said they did not know enough about her to form an opinion. Likewise, the Interim Chief Medical Officer Gregor Smith had a +3 rating, despite being unfamiliar to 75% of Scots.
Confidence is high in the NHS’s handling of the outbreak and the overall quality of care in Scotland, with 89% and 82% respectively giving positive feedback.
Scots are split over Westminster's response to the virus, with 47% saying Tory politicians have handled it well and 48% not impressed.
In comparison, 59% of those in England think Boris Johnson's Government is dealing with the pandemic well, with 35% disagreeing.
Just 23% of SNP voters support the UK Government's approach, compared with 85% of Tory-voting Scots.
Westminster got the second-highest rating from the LibDems with 62% saying it is doing well, compared to only 44% of Labour voters.
Johnson has a net rating of -15. Overall, 55% of Scots believe his handling of the crisis is incompetent, compared to 40% who have faith in him.
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