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Wales could vote for independence if given a referendum by the UK government, according to a North Wales Live poll.

Readers voted significantly in favour of Wales becoming independent from the rest of the UK if given the opportunity - with a massive 59% in favour.

We asked readers the question "should Wales be independent from the UK" after Plaid Cymru leader Adam Price called for a referendum on the country's future if there is no second Brexit vote.

It comes as Scottish National Party [SNP] leader Nicola Sturgeon has told Holyrood plans will be laid for a second independence referendum if Scotland is taken out of the EU.

Theresa May is still locked in discussions to try and get a deal through parliament to allow Brexit to take place.

Plaid Cymru, along with the Liberal Democrats, Change UK, the Green Party and the SNP are all calling for Brexit to be put back to the public once again.

Mr Price is now pushing for Wales to have its own vote on independence, if the UK is not allowed another say on Brexit.

And our poll suggests a vote may come out in favour of Wales making its own way in the world.

Of the 2,216 people who participated 1,302 said they would vote for Wales to become an independent country.

The poll found that 839, or 38%, would not vote for Wales to become independent.

A total of 56 people - or 3% - said they were undecided, and 19 people (1%) said they would not vote.

How you voted on whether Wales should be independent North Wales Live poll

Mr Price had argued that people in Wales should decide their own future if there is no second referendum on Brexit due to the "huge constitutional shift" of leaving the EU.

He said: "We now know what Brexit really means – chaos and untold devastation on our communities, industries and economy.

"If Wales suffers being taken out of the EU without a People’s Vote, then it should hold its own referendum on independence.

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"In the face of such a huge constitutional shift, the people of Wales must have the right to decide their own future – be it a brighter future as an independent country at the heart of Europe or as a forgotten second-class region in a dying British state.

“We also know there’s likely to be an independence referendum in Scotland - and possibly in northern Ireland too, in the event of a crash out Brexit. It is vital that the people of Wales are asked the same question."

Appearing on BBC One's Andrew Marr Show on Sunday, he defended his party's opposition to Brexit despite Wales coming out in favour of leaving the EU during the referendum.

Mr Price said politicians should stick to their principles, rather than stating what they thought voters wanted to hear.

When we asked the public what they thought about a second Brexit referendum, a small margin were in favour, ahead of those who wanted to leave with no deal, according to a North Wales Live survey .

There is also a lot of support for Nigel Farage's newly formed Brexit Party across the region , another poll found.