The rise of Reform UK is deeply problematic for the Conservative and Labour parties, although it appears not to be damaging the SNP.

“Labour, unless they get rid of Starmer, and all the rest, the hangers on, unelected people like Morgan McSweeney, the Labour Party will get a trouncing at the next election,” he said.

Appointing Mark McInnes as UK Conservative party chief executive ‘is probably the smartest political move Kemi Badenoch has ...