SNP Westminster leader Stephen Flynn has urged Scots to “slam shut” the door on Reform UK in Thursday’s Holyrood election, branding Nigel Farage as “dangerous”.
Flynn’s Appeal to Voters
Speaking ahead of the election, where local councils across much of England are also up for grabs alongside seats at Holyrood and the Senedd in Wales, Mr Flynn said voters across the UK are “scunnered” with the Labour Government. He claimed Sir Keir Starmer had “opened the door” to Mr Farage and his party, but insisted Reform UK could be defeated in Scotland.
Mr Flynn declared: “In England, Farage is in first place but in Scotland he can be beaten by the SNP. The SNP is the only party strong enough to stop Farage at the Scottish Borders and send him packing.”
A Different Path for Scotland
Warning that it “looks inevitable” that local elections in England will focus on “the rise of Farage”, the SNP MP said Scots could “choose a different path”. He added: “By voting SNP tomorrow, Scotland can halt the rise of Farage, prioritise the cost of living and escape the constant chaos of Westminster control with independence.”
Mr Flynn, who is standing for Holyrood in the Aberdeen Deeside and North Kincardine constituency, argued that voters in the Holyrood election could “lock Nigel Farage out of power in Scotland” by backing his party. He said: “Keir Starmer opened the door to Nigel Farage by breaking his promises and leaving voters absolutely scunnered – but people in Scotland can slam it shut by voting SNP on Thursday.”
Attacking Farage’s Record
The SNP Westminster leader stated there was “no question that Britain is broken”, but claimed Mr Farage had “made it even worse by imposing Brexit, which has wiped billions from the UK economy and left us all poorer”. Continuing his attack, Mr Flynn said: “Farage is the ultimate snake oil salesman – pretending he’s the fix to a mess he helped create.”
He added: “The truth is, he’s dangerous. Farage poses the biggest threat to Scotland’s NHS, his rhetoric is poisonous, his policies are toxic – and he’s only interested in lining his own pockets, with millions of pounds in murky funds from crypto donors and far-right cranks.”
