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Reform leader in Scotland says independence vote should be postponed for 10 years
Malcolm Offord says Scotland should delay a second independence referendum for 10 years to prioritize economic recovery and meet constitutional criteria similar to 2014, citing no public consensus.
- On Sunday, Lord Malcolm Offord, Reform UK's new Scottish leader, said a Scottish independence referendum should be postponed for at least 10 years as voters are `sick and tired` of the constitutional `doom loop`.
- Offord argued there is `no consensus` among Scottish voters and they are `sick and tired` of the debate, citing 2014 tests including Alex Salmond's majority, Holyrood and Westminster consensus, and polls nearing 50%.
- Nigel Farage, Reform UK leader, appointed Lord Malcolm Offord at a Kirkcaldy press conference on Thursday; Offord defected from the Conservatives last month and resigned his life peerage last week to lead Reform.
- Scottish Conservatives and Andrew Bowie warned Reform UK risks splitting the pro-Union vote and helping the SNP secure a Holyrood majority, with candidates potentially supporting independence and `step aside for John Swinney's indyref carnival`.
- With four months to go, Reform UK has yet to set out its policies in Scotland, but Offord said Scottish officials will draft a Holyrood manifesto and contest 73 constituencies.
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Reform leader in Scotland says independence vote should be postponed for 10 years
The new leader of Reform UK in Scotland said that a potential Scottish independence referendum should be postponed for at least 10 years.
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