Blackford on Scottish elections: Tories have been rejected

Voters have sent a message to Prime Minister Boris Johnson about the cost of living and partygate, the SNP's Westminster leader has said.

Speaking on Friday as the early results from the Scottish council elections were being announced, Ian Blackford said the Tories had been rejected.

He also said his party would engage with voters over a promised Scottish independence referendum.

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