SCOTTISH Labour leader Anas Sarwar has accused First Minister John Swinney of “talking-up” Reform UK Ltd as a “political tool for his party” ahead of the SNP leader’s summit on the far right.

Mr Swinney will host the meeting in Glasgow on Wednesday, having invited the leaders of all parties represented at Holyrood, along with faith leaders, community groups, and the STUC, in a move prompted by polling predicting Reform is on course to win up to 14 seats in next year’s Scottish parliamentary elections.