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Ewan McGregor has been supportive of Scottish independence, despite previously wanting Scotland to stay in the UK.
The Scottish actor was one of the big names who backed a negative vote in the 2014 referendum on Scotland’s future in the Union.
But in an interview on American television last night, the 49-year-old said “it is time” for Scotland to separate from the UK.
The Trainspotting and Star Wars actor, originally from Perth, said the Brexit vote is the main reason for his change of mind on the debate.
(Image: Real Time with Bill Maher)
Speaking from his Los Angeles home on Real Time with Bill Maher, he said: “I was always in favor of keeping the Union because I think it worked, but after the Brexit vote I changed my mind about it, I think.
“I think Scotland has been voting for a government that has not been given to them for years. We are a very left-wing voting country in Scotland and have been under Conservative rule. I think that’s probably enough. ”
McGregor recounted how he was filming Trainspotting 2 when the results of the EU referendum were coming in in 2016.
He went on to refer to a map of the United Kingdom, which he claims to be an example of how Scotland and England are going in “different directions” politically.
(Image: Real Time with Bill Maher)
“We were filming the Trainspotting follow-up the night of the Brexit vote,” he said.
“They showed the people who voted to stay in Europe on a map in yellow and the people who voted to leave in blue. The map was divided in half: Scotland was yellow and England blue, except around London.
“I just thought, that’s it.”
He added: “I think we are going in different directions, so I think it is time. I think it’s probably time.
“Once Boris became Prime Minister, Scotland said ‘okay, that’s it, we’re going to get out of here,’ you know?”
The actor’s comments came after several opinion polls found Scots in favor of leaving the UK in the event of a second referendum.
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A recent Survation study found that 53% of respondents said they would vote in a rematch of the 2014 ballot, compared to 47% who said no.
Nicola Sturgeon recently announced that her government would publish a bill on a second referendum.
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