Amanda Bland has quit Reform UK Scotland to sit as an independent MSP after switching groups in Holyrood, reshaping the balance of power in Parliament. Previously a list MSP for Central Scotland and Lothians West.
Amanda Bland has resigned from Reform UK to sit as an independent MSP for Central Scotland and Lothians West. The move leaves Reform as the third-largest group in Holyrood, behind SNP and Labour. The vacancy will be filled by the next Reform candidate on the regional list, under Holyrood rules. Bland has not publicly commented beyond a statement asserting unchanged principles and aims to hold the government to account.