Scottish political parties have reacted to Tony Blair’s comments that Brexit makes independence more credible.

Labour, Tories and the LibDems disagreed with the former Prime Minister and said the case for independence is weaker now than ever before.

While the SNP said his comments reflect Brexit creating a different reality form 2014 referendum.

Mr Blair said: "The possibility of the break-up of the UK, narrowly avoided by the result of the Scottish referendum, is now back on the table, but this time with a context much more credible for the independence case."

The SNP responded and said support for independence would increase with a tory dominated Brexit.

Stephen Gethins, SNP Europe spokesman, said: “‘’The case for independence is more compelling than ever, and will only become even more so when the full impact of a Tory hard Brexit with its economic and other consequences starts to become clear.

“Tony Blair’s comments simply reflect the reality that the independence debate now is fundamentally different to the one in 2014 – and the Tories’ threat of a hard Brexit at any cost to Scotland is only going to see support for an independent Scotland rise further still.”

Scottish Labour said Brexit gives the SNP an excuse to argue for a referendum but not a stronger case for independence.

Ian Murray, Labour’s only Scottish MP, said: "The Tory Brexit chaos has certainly given the SNP the excuse it was looking for to stoke up more grievance. But the reality is that the economic case for separation is even worse now than when the people of Scotland rejected it in 2014.

"On jobs, public finances, currency, trade, investment in schools and hospitals, and much more, Scotland benefits from remaining part of the UK. As Tony Blair said, the UK single market is our most important market.

"Labour will not support any SNP plan for another independence referendum.”

The Tories said there was no appetite for independence or another referendum.

John Lamont, Tory chief whip, said: "Tony Blair may not be aware of it, but the fact is that only around a quarter of people in Scotland want another referendum on independence now.

"The SNP has tried to use Brexit to muster support for separation. It has failed.

"That is because, as the majority of people in Scotland know, we solve none of the challenges of leaving the European Union by separating ourselves from our own union of nations.”

The Libdems said the former Prime Minister is wrong.

Willie Rennie Scottish LibDem leader, said: “The case for independence is weaker, not stronger, now especially with the £15 billion black hole in the Scottish public finances that would hit our NHS and schools.”