The First Minister also criticised Mr Farage personally, saying: “There is a very alive and active threat to our security from the aggression of Russia and I think Farage is an accomplice to the Russian agenda and an apologist for the Russian agenda.
On Tuesday, the Scottish Government’s Budget passed its final stage at Holyrood, with support from the Scottish Greens, the Scottish Liberal Democrats and the sole Alba MSP, while Scottish Labour abstained in the vote.
“At the start of the year, I warned that failure to pass the Budget would send a signal that Parliament and politics could not deliver,” he said.
“I want us to be ready for whatever this age of uncertainty throws at us, for us to be united in the face of the undoubted challenges that lie ahead.
Scotland’s First Minister has called a summit of political leaders and civic society to draw a “line in the sand” to counter the rise of Reform UK.
