Mr Hamilton said:

“Boris is right – devolution is a disaster for Scotland and the UK. But, the Welsh and Scottish Conservatives are too spineless to do anything about it.

“Devolution is a constitutional virus which is killing the United Kingdom. Tory handling of this national epidemic is as shambolic as their handling of COVID-19.

“Devolution means more ‘jobs for the boys’ for politicians on the gravy train and separatists use it to break up the UK. The ‘woke’ politicos of Holyrood and Cardiff Bay do not represent ordinary people.

“It is pathetic the so-called ‘Opposition‘ Tories meekly support this Blairite project which has impoverished Wales and Scotland relative to the rest of the UK.

“Voting Tory next May in Scotland or Wales will only play into the hands of separatists. By electing UKIP members to devolved parliaments we can create a political earthquake as we did over Brexit.”