First Ministers’ meeting ‘not a threat to the UK’, says Farage
Neil Pooran, Press Association Scotland News Editor
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.
Mr Farage insisted that Scottish independence is a “settled issue”.
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.”
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.”
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That’s the bloke that is afraid of the UK tackling Russian interference.
Farage will sell off the NHS. How much do you want to pay for a bypass op. 30k? Its free at the moment.
If that’s so why didn’t Thatcher do it ? Scare
Mongering you good at it
He literally said he would move to a U.S. health system. thatcher knew to skirt the issue until she could pounce. Farage is just a nasty fascist smell that won’t flush. He has ruiend lives. Try google, not following his lies.
Just mentioning this deluded liar’s name is sufficient for Scotland Wales and northern Ireland to gain independence.
Must you report every !~@%%%!! word that muppet utters?
We really don’t need to know every mind-fart he expresses.
It just nice to report his foot in mouth disease.
Quote: “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 if the 2016 Brexit vote had gone Remain would Farage consider the matter settled? Wales is where Scotland was in the 2000s. A third of voters supported independence and the SNP winning power in Holyrood in 2007. If Scotland votes yes in a second referendum then that is where Welsh independence will become inevitable.
It’s that sort of cockiness by people like Farage that’s led to independence parties in charge of the UK Celtic nations. Keep it up – I’ll love one day to see that smile wiped off his face.
Remind me again, what is Reform’s consensus mandate? Last time I checked they had the support of fewer than a quarter of voters.
He is though. His brexit lies have been the biggest division of families and friends. He would get rid of our healthcare and lower taxes like a tax haven, while we all rot. Every time he opens his mouths he makes life worse.
Such a shame he hasn’t got what it takes.
Anyone else reminded of Saddam husseins chief press guy standing in front of cameras saying that “everything is fine, the Americans definitely aren’t here”…..just as a hellfire missile whizzed past?
He really is utterly delusional.