The former Brexit party leader, who has rebranded the party as Reform UK, lambasted the Scottish Conservatives for not making inroads in the polls. He told this website the Tories had "effectively given up" on opposition.
The former MEP also claimed the Remainer-led Scottish Tory party had been hamstrung when debating the SNP on Scottish independence.
Outlining the platform Reform UK would stand on in May's elections, he said: "We want to more directly challenge Nicola Sturgeon on the use of the word 'independence'.
"It's not independence. She wants to be part of the European Union.
"But how can a Remainer Tory party in Scotland make that argument when they don't really believe in it?"
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