Ukip’s Scottish manifesto calls for ‘eventual scrapping’ of Barnett formula

Ukip will call for a constitutional convention to create a United Kingdom that is “fair to all” at its Scottish manifesto launch today.

The anti-European pro-UK party will call for the Barnett formula, which calculates Scotland’s share of UK spending, to be phased out as Scotland’s tax-raising powers rise.

David Coburn MEP, Ukip’s only elected member in Scotland, will launch the manifesto in Falkirk alongside senior Scottish party members.

A Ukip spokesman said the manifesto pledges will include: “A full constitutional convention involving representatives of all four home nations to decide a fair to all Future Union framework.

“A commitment that Scottish Ukip elected representatives will not vote on English only laws.

“The Barnett formula to decrease as any future tax raising by Holyrood increases towards eventual scrapping.

“Ukip elected representatives at all levels will work to repeal the Named Person Scheme.

“There will also be statements on defence, policing, energy, land reform, devolution and libertarianism versus authoritarianism.”