Reform UK's deputy leader Richard Tice has been urged to “come clean” on the number of pro-independence candidates standing for the party in the Scottish Parliament election.
Scottish Conservative deputy leader Rachael Hamilton has made the call ahead of an expected visit by Tice to Aberdeen tomorrow (Wednesday) where he will be alongside Scottish leader Lord Offord.
David Kirkwood who voted Yes in 2014 and says he hasn't changed his mind on independence is standing for Reform in Dumfriesshire.
Perthshire North Reform candidate Kenneth Morton also voted Yes and told a recent hustings that he's relaxed about another referendum taking place.
Hamilton says that little or nothing is known about a significant number of Reform candidates and says Tice must tell Scots the truth about their views on breaking up the United Kingdom.
Lord Offord has already said he is relaxed about the prospect of another referendum and has provided nationalists with a routemap to achieve independence.
During the 2024 General Election, Tice was unable to say how many Reform candidates were pro-independence.
Scottish Conservative deputy leader Rachael Hamilton said: “We already know Lord Offord and Reform UK are relaxed about pro-independence candidates standing for them.
“But there could be others out there, that voters are blissfully unaware of, who want to break up the UK or are happy for another divisive referendum to be held.
“That is why Reform UK's deputy leader must use his trip to Aberdeen to come clean on the true number of pro-independence candidates standing for his party in this election.
“He was unable to do so during the General Election but sidestepping this crucial question simply will not do. It will only fuel suspicions among pro-UK voters that Reform simply cannot be trusted on the Union.
“Tice infamously couldn't even remember the names of two of his councillors on a previous trip to Scotland. This time he must come armed with the facts about which Reform candidates share John Swinney's desire to break up the UK.
“The best way to stop an SNP majority and John Swinney's push for another independence referendum to take place in 2028 is to vote Scottish Conservative on your peach ballot paper, wherever you live in Scotland.”