Reform UK leader Nigel Farage says a meeting of first ministers is “not a threat to the UK,” arguing that Scottish independence is a “settled issue.” His comments address public concern about what the meeting could signal for the United Kingdom’s constitutional future.

The reports frame Farage’s remarks as reassurance rather than a change in policy direction. While the available coverage from the outlets is limited and does not provide details of the first ministers’ agenda, it consistently attributes the key message to Farage: that there is no immediate risk to the UK from the meeting and that the issue of independence has already been resolved.