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Russell Findlay Recalls Corrosive Attack, Criticizes Reform UK

3/26/2026

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Russell Findlay, Scottish Conservative leader, said on a BBC podcast that in 2015 an attacker threw corrosive liquid at him and he struck back, feeling "joyful" when he injured the assailant.
He described the reaction as instinctive, especially with his daughter present.
Findlay criticized Reform UK for not being a unionist party and opposed a further independence referendum.
The remarks appear in interviews with party leaders ahead of the May Holyrood election.

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Russell Findlay, Scottish Conservative leader, said on a BBC podcast that in 2015 an attacker threw corrosive liquid at him and he struck back, feeling "joyful" when he injured the assailant.
He described the reaction as instinctive, especially with his daughter present.
Findlay criticized Reform UK for not being a unionist party and opposed a further independence referendum.
The remarks appear in interviews with party leaders ahead of the May Holyrood election.