More than half of all Scots say Boris Johnson is pushing them towards independence, a new poll has revealed.
The Panelbase survey, carried out for Business for Scotland, revealed that 52% of voters said the current Tory leader meant it was "more likely" they'd back Yes in indyref2.
Another 10% said it made them less likely to support Scottish independence while 37% said that it made no difference.
Business for Scotland said that when you remove those who said it made no difference, 83% would be more likely to vote Yes in a new Scottish independence referendum.
The breakdown in the data showed that 57% of Labour voters, 37% of Lib Dem backers, and 14% of Tory supporters would be more likely to vote for independence.
The poll also revealed that 39% of people who voted No in 2014 would be more likely to vote Yes now.
Only 7% of 2014 Yes voters were more likely to vote No for the same reason.
The groundwork for the poll was carried out in August. Tables already rput support for independence at a record high of 55%.
Gordon MacIntyre-Kemp, leader of the pro-independence business group said the poll's findings were bad news for the union.
He said: "Boris Johnson is deeply unpopular in Scotland but it’s not just the man personally, it’s a complex jigsaw of Brexit, perceived incompetence and the unpopularity of his Government and his ministers overall that paints the whole picture.
“There is no-one within the Conservative ranks that possesses the people power to engage and increase trust in the Westminster government and with almost half of Dec 2019 GE Labour voters supporting Independence, if Labour tries to reclaim the mantle of the party of the Union their support is likely to disintegrate ahead of the 2021 Holyrood election."
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