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Reform MSP called party’s Scottish leader ‘useless’, says Anas Sarwar

The Scottish Labour leader said Graham Simpson was ‘very apologetic’ about a ‘racist’ attack ad from Reform.

Evening Standard

Swinney using Reform’s ‘race baiting’ attack to score political points – Sarwar

The Scottish Labour leader has accused the SNP leader of using Reform UK’s ‘race baiting’ against him.

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Reform has brought ‘race-baiting’ to Holyrood election campaign, says Sarwar

The Scottish Labour leader hit out at the party’s new billboard campaign as well as an earlier advert which directly attacked him.

Evening Standard

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Reform could rerun ‘racist’ attack ad against Anas Sarwar

A party candidate said he could not rule out re-airing the ad that claimed the Scottish Labour leader would prioritise Pakistani people.

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Council leader hits out at 'toxic' misinformation spread about refugees

Glasgow’s council leader has accused Britain’s 'most far right party' of posting misinformation on social media, sparking fears about asylum…

The National (Scotland)

I doubt Kenmure Street protest would happen now, says Reform UK councillor

A REFORM UK councillor has said he doubts whether Glaswegians would show up for refugees in the way they did in 2021 on Kenmure Street, forcing the…

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'Bizarre': Question Time called out as Reform councillor joins Scottish panel

THE BBC’s decision to platform Reform UK in Scotland when the right-wing party has no elected members has been branded “bizzarre”.

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Who is on tonight's BBC Question Time panel in St Andrews?

The BBC's Question Time programme is returning to Scotland on Thursday evening

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Scottish Labour councillor defects to Reform UK

A Scottish Labour councillor has defected to Reform UK, the party have said

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Row erupts on BBC Debate Night over 'racist' Reform UK ad

A ROW erupted on BBC Debate Night over a "racist" political advert published by Reform UK ...

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Swinney says there is a ‘very real possibility’ Farage could be UK’s next PM

Scotland’s First Minister said he is ‘fearful of what lies ahead’ as he condemned the ‘alien values that Nigel Farage is peddling’.

Evening Standard

'Not far right': Holocaust denier leads small protest at anti-far-right summit

A SMALL group of protesters claiming they were “not far-right” turned up to demonstrate against the anti-far-right summit convened by First…

The National (Scotland)

Scots cannot ‘sit back’ and assume far right will not rise here, says John Swinney

John Swinney has said Scots cannot “sit back” and assume the politics of the far right will not take hold in this country ...

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Swinney warns against ‘simple solutions’ offered by Reform UK

The Scottish First Minister said Nigel Farage’s party was contributing to the undermining of ‘some of the central values of our society’.

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Reform councillor claims summit against the far-right is 'political stunt' by FM

A REFORM councillor has described the Scottish Government’s cross-party summit tackle the rise of the far-right as a “political stunt”.

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Update on councillor reported to police over alleged hate crime video

Police have decided a Facebook video by a Glasgow councillor is not a hate crime ...

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Glasgow councillor reported to police over alleged 'hate crime' video

A GLASGOW councillor has been reported to police over a video he posted on social media ...

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Needles ‘hotspot’ not new, council chief says

A “HOTSPOT” for discarded needles near a Glasgow Morrisons is not new — and is partly why the UK’s first drug consumption room opened in the…

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Reform councillor 'deliberately peddling misinformation' on safe consumption room

A Reform UK councillor has been accused of “deliberately peddling misinformation” about the newly opened safe consumption room in Glasgow.

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Thomas Kerr says he’s been branded 'fascist' and lost friends after joining Reform UK

THE Glasgow councillor who has been the highest-profile defector from the Scottish Conservatives to Reform UK says he has been branded a…

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Glasgow's only Reform UK councillor resigns as Bailie before 'being pushed'

Glasgow’s new Reform councillor Thomas Kerr has resigned from his civic role as Bailie at Glasgow City Council.

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Nigel Farage to face John Swinney in Holyrood election TV debates

NIGEL Farage will front Reform UK’s Scottish Parliament election campaign in 2026, the Sunday National can reveal.

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Scotland must 'roll out red carpet' for 'pro-UK' Donald Trump, says councillor

A SCOTTISH Reform councillor has said the country should be "rolling out the red carpet" for Donald Trump who he believes to be the…

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Ex-Tory council leader defected to Reform UK 'during meeting'

A FORMER council Tory leader has been kicked off Glasgow committees after he left one of them following his defection to Reform made news across…

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I can’t control defections to Reform, says Findlay after councillor’s switch

The Scottish Conservative leader was speaking after Thomas Kerr, the leader of the Tories at Glasgow City Council, defected to Nigel Farage’s party.

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