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Reform UK Walks Out as MSPs Refuse Vote

By Drooid · Sep 22, 2026, 10:42 PM UTC · How we work

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Reform UK’s 17 MSPs walked out of the Scottish Parliament chamber during a debate, refusing to vote.
Leader Malcolm Offord called the debate a “stunt” and “gimmick”, then raised a point of order.
Offord said the debate breached the Scotland Act 1998, which reserves constitutional issues for Westminster.
The motion, supported by the Scottish Greens, aimed to affirm Scotland’s right to decide its future.

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Reform UK’s 17 MSPs walked out of the Scottish Parliament chamber during a debate, refusing to vote.
Leader Malcolm Offord called the debate a “stunt” and “gimmick”, then raised a point of order.
Offord said the debate breached the Scotland Act 1998, which reserves constitutional issues for Westminster.
The motion, supported by the Scottish Greens, aimed to affirm Scotland’s right to decide its future.