Scotland ‘united against the fascists’ after far-right candidates rejected

Police speak with members of the Liberal Party before they are removed from the count floor (Jane Barlow/PA)

Nicola Sturgeon has said voters showed that racists and fascists are “not welcome anywhere in Scotland” after two far-right candidates picked up less than 200 votes and one was ejected from the count.

Glasgow Southside independent candidate Jayda Fransen confronted the SNP leader and First Minister during the campaign on Thursday, accusing her of supporting “mass immigration” and “Marxism”.