Reform UK MSPs stage a walkout from the Scottish Parliament during an independence debate. Multiple outlets report that Malcolm Offord, the party’s leader in Scotland, leads members out of the chamber in protest.
Offord says the debate is a “farce” and describes it as an insult and a waste of time, arguing that it does not address voters’ concerns. Coverage characterises the dispute as centring on the SNP-led approach to the debate on independence, with Reform presenting it as unproductive and not reflecting the electorate’s interests.
While outlets differ mainly in the intensity of their wording—quoting Offord’s criticisms and describing the walkout as a protest—the overall account is consistent: Reform MSPs withdraw from parliamentary proceedings during the independence discussion, using the action to challenge the substance and direction of the debate.
