Scots do not want another referendum on independence before Britain leaves the EU — and would vote “no” if one were held, according to a Times poll.

The results are published on the morning of Nicola Sturgeon’s fresh push for separation.

The first minister will today announce her new strategy to convert more voters to her cause but the research by YouGov reveals the scale of the task, with the split among Scots barely diminished from the date of the Scottish independence referendum on September 18, 2014.

In a stunning shift, Ruth Davidson, the Scottish Conservative leader, now has a higher net personal approval rating than Ms Sturgeon, the SNP leader.

The poll shows Scottish Labour slipping further behind the Scottish Conservatives. Kezia Dugdale, the