John Swinney brands Reform MSP 'disgrace' for 'trivialising Edinburgh terror attacks'

First Minister John Swinney (left) and Reform MSP Thomas Kerr pictured in Holyrood at FMQs on Thursday (Image: Holyrood TV)

THE First Minister has called a senior Reform UK MSP an “absolute disgrace”, accusing him of "trivialising" the terror-linked anti-Muslim attacks in Edinburgh last week.

SNP leader John Swinney levelled the accusations at Thomas Kerr, the deputy leader of Reform in Scotland, at First Minister’s Questions on Thursday.