BORIS Johnson has been urged to explain his extreme unpopularity in Scotland at Prime Minister’s Questions.
The Tory leader was pressed on the issue by SNP MP Pete Wishart.
He asked: “Can the Prime Minister explain to me why he is so singularly unpopular in Scotland? He’s lost half the Scottish MPs, support for independence is at an all-time high.
“Is it because he thinks he can say no to a nation? Or is it because the blustering buffoonery just jars with the Scottish people?”
Johnson replied by claiming support for a Yes vote is declining.
This is despite the latest YouGov and Survation polls having recorded support for independence at 50%.
READ MORE: Survation poll shows half of Scots support independence
He also incorrectly called the SNP the “Scottish nationalist party” and declared Scotland has the highest taxes anywhere in the UK.
This comes after Scottish Secretary Alister Jack admitted that most Scots pay less tax than their counterparts in the rest of the UK.
WATCH: Alister Jack admits more than half of Scots pay less tax
Johnson added: “Maybe his [pointing to Wishart] bluff and bluster is covering up for the abject failures of the Scottish nationalist government.”
Watch the full exchange below.
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