Majority think Scotland will be independent in 10 years

Most people in the UK think Scotland will be independent by 2025. Credit: Lynne Cameron / PA Archive/Press Association Images

Most people in the UK believe Scotland will be independent within the next decade, a poll suggests.

Just over half of people in Scotland and 59% of people in England think the UK will split by 2025, a Survation poll for think tank British Future found.

But three-fifths of Scots say independence is unlikely within the term of the current UK Parliament, with only a third predicting separation in the next five years.