MOST Britons by two to one think it is right for the main UK parties to offer extra tax powers to Holyrood, according to a new poll.

And they believe England and Wales should get the same powers too.

The Ipsos Mori telephone snapshot, undertaken this week, showed that when 1000 adults across Britain were asked if the further tax devolution to Scotland, now being offered by Labour, the Conservatives and the Liberal Democrats as part of the referendum campaign, was right, 55 per cent agreed and 28 per cent did not.

When asked if similar powers should be given to England, 56 per cent agreed and 25 per cent disagreed; the respective figures for Wales were 54 per cent and 30 per cent.

On the question of whether England should be governed as it is now with laws made by Westminster, 44 per cent agreed. Only 23 per cent backed the idea of regional English assemblies while only 26 per cent supported a discrete English Parliament.

There was also majority opposition for powers being devolved to English cities with 55 per cent opposed and 30 per cent in favour.

Gideon Skinner, head of political research at Ipsos Mori, said; "One of the most interesting aspects of the Scottish referendum is its implications for attitudes to devolution in the rest of the country regardless of the result.

"Our research shows that there is support for England and Wales to be given the same powers as are being offered to Scotland wherever people live in the country."