Reform MSPs walk out of parliament in protest against independence debate

Reform MSPs have walked out of the Holyrood chamber in protest against a debate about Scottish independence.

The party's Scottish leader Malcolm Offord, who had tried to have the debate cancelled because it related to non-devolved matters, described it as an insult and a waste of time.

He then led his MSPs out of the chamber, to jeers from the rest of the parliament.

It came after First Minister John Swinney tabled a non-binding motion asserting Scotland's right to decide its constitutional future - which passed with support from Labour and the Greens.

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Offord told MSPs: "This debate is an insult to the Scottish electorate who expect politicians to deal with serious issues in their communities."