Ahead of next week’s vote for Scottish independence, a group of British lawmakers have appealed to Queen Elizabeth II to intervene in the referendum debate, as polls show a surge in support to end Scotland’s 300-year-old political union with the UK.
According to a latest poll by TNS, the “no” vote is just one point ahead on 39 per cent, with the “yes” side jumping by six points in the last month to 38 per cent.
The deep concern among MPs at Westminster of Scotland’s secession has led them to call upon the Queen to make her views known, according to a report in the Daily Telegraph. They have also mounted pressure on British Prime Minister David Cameron to ask the monarch to speak out as the September 18 deadline nears.