Nigel Farage has said the meeting of First Ministers in Cardiff earlier this month is not a “threat to the United Kingdom”. The Reform UK leader also dismissed a suggestion that him becoming Prime Minister would boost support for Scottish independence, insisting that Scottish independence is a “settled issue”.
Summit aimed at independence referendums
The First Ministers of Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland met in Cardiff on September 14, in a summit aimed at putting pressure on Downing Street to hold independence referendums. On Monday, Mr Farage joined his Reform colleagues in Edinburgh.
Following their meeting, Mr Farage told LBC: “The Celtic alliance is for the birds frankly … especially in the case of Wales – where there’s not even a debate about this going on.
“In Scotland it’s a settled issue. There was a referendum, it’s a generational thing.
“So no, I don’t see a threat to the United Kingdom because the leaders met last week.”
Polling suggestion dismissed
Mr Farage was also asked by The Scotsman about polling suggesting support for Scottish independence would surge if he became Prime Minister. He said: “I’ve heard all this before, if Britain votes to leave the European Union, Scotland will leave within three years.
“You heard all these threats, don’t take them seriously.”
