Scottish independence: Nigel Farage addresses claims he is a threat to the union
A new poll suggests support for independence would increase to 65 per cent if Nigel Farage became Prime Minister
Nigel Farage has dismissed polling suggesting Scotland would vote for independence if he became Prime Minister.
The Reform UK leader made the comments during a surprise trip to Edinburgh, which he did not invite newspapers to attend.
A recent Norstat poll for Believe in Scotland found that support for independence is currently at 52 per cent, but would rise to 65 per cent if Mr Farage won a general election and became Prime Minister.
This is a 13-point increase in the Yes vote share.
However Mr Farage has denied claims that his ambitions to run the UK would be a threat to the union.
Speaking to The Scotsman, he said: “I’ve heard all this before - if Britain leaves the European Union, Scotland will leave in three years.
“I’ve heard all these threats before. I don’t take them seriously.”
This comes less than a week after Reform UK MSPs boycotted a Holyrood debate on independence and left the Scottish Parliament’s debating chamber in protest.
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