Record Political Editor Paul Hutcheon says the latest opinion polls show Reform could have a decisive say in who runs Scotland after the Holyrood election.

Nigel Farage’s right-wing Reform UK is now just a point behind Britain’s incumbent Labour Party, according to a new poll.

Mr Musk’s allyship with Mr Farage would seem like a natural fit, given that the Reform leader’s relationship with Mr Trump goes back much further. The pair first met in 2016, shortly after the president-elect’s first election victory, and they are thought to have remained allies since.

Already a rebel group of councillors have stood up against Farage's leadership, primarily because of issues they have with party management. Then there is the Elon Musk bust-up, after the billionaire declared Reform should change leader, apparently due to Farage not backing Tommy Robinson.

The crowd seemed to be having fun, even though it is plain some of those gathered there have been drawn in because they are deeply disgruntled with the status quo in the UK. A newly joined party member said he was there because Farage "is a breath of fresh air" and current politicians were failing to give younger generations a chance to get on.

Nigel Farage insisted the pair are still friends despite disagreeing over far-right activist Tommy Robinson. Nigel Farage has told Sky News he "can't be pushed or bullied" by anybody after Elon Musk said the Reform MP "doesn't have what it takes" to lead his party.

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EXCLUSIVE: Nigel Farage stood his ground after the tech tycoon called for a new leader of Reform UK in an ongoing social media spat.

Nigel Farage has said he is on “very good terms” with Elon Musk after the Tesla boss said that Reform UK needed a new leader. Mr Farage told BBC’s Newsnight “I don’t think there’s any long term rift” with the billionaire,