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Paul joined the Daily Record in 2019. He has won Political Journalist of the Year six times and been named Journalist of the Year on three occasions. If you have a story, email him at paul.hutcheon@dailyrecord.co.uk

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Reform UK are the gatekeepers of John Swinney’s ambition of holding on to his job as First Minister. ‌

The SNP leader’s conference speech accused Labour of being scared of Nigel Farage and being locked in a “ race to the right ”. ‌

He was amplifying a pre-existing message that only the SNP can stand up to Farage and halt the rise of extremism in Scotland . ‌

But the reality is the SNP’s chances in May hinge on a strong Reform UK showing and Keir Starmer continuing to struggle.

A recent opinion poll found Reform on 20% of the constituency v

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