Scottish daily newspaper The National claims to have grown its subscriber numbers by up to 200 within 24 hours of going into “campaign mode” for a second Scottish independence referendum.

The pro-independence title launched its “10,000 Steps” campaign yesterday after Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said she wanted a second vote by 2021 if Britain leaves the European Union.

Scotland voted against independence from the United Kingdom in 2014, known as the “indyref”.