Conservative MSP Graham Simpson defects to Reform

Conservative MSP Graham Simpson has defected to Reform.

Simpson announced his move as he appeared at a press conference in Scotland with Reform leader Nigel Farage.

Simpson told journalists many would not be surprised to see him defect, and that leaving the Conservatives was "an enormous wrench".

He is the second MSP to leave the party's Holyrood group in the past week.

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