10 h. ago Independence should be parked for a decade, says Reform's Malcolm Offord

Mr Offord said voters are ‘sick and tired’ of the constitutional ‘doom loop’

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29 h. ago Euan McColm: New Scottish Reform leader Malcolm Offord shows himself as fragile and unserious

With the cynical defections of Robert Jenrick and Nadim Zahawi, Nigel Farage is offering sanctuary to self-interested Tories previously rejected by voters

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56 h. ago Malcolm Offord refuses to say how many homes he has as Reform's Scottish leader grilled on his wealth

Baron Offord of Garvel has been quizzed on the extent of his wealth.

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59 h. ago Man who stabbed his wife to death in their home refuses to attend sentencing

Robert Rhodes, 52, is facing a life sentence for murdering his wife Dawn after discovering she was having an affair

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67 h. ago Keir Starmer’s woes are nothing compared with the Tories as Reform grow

Record View says the Conservative decline is welcome but Nigel Farage and Reform are not the answer.

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3 d. ago Kemi Badenoch unfazed by Scottish Tories' dire Holyrood polling and dismisses Reform mass exodus

The UK Tory leader said she does not expect a flurry of further defections from her party to Reform

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3 d. ago Multimillionaire leader of Reform in Scotland refuses to reveal net worth

Newly-appointed Malcolm Offord, who became a Tory life peer in 2021, plans to stand for Holyrood in MayUK politics live – latest updatesThe multimillionaire financier who has been made leader of Reform UK in Scotland has refused to say how wealthy he is, claiming that is a private matter.Malcolm Offord, formerly a Conservative party life peer, was unveiled by Reform’s leader, Nigel Farage, as the party’s first Scottish leader, 10 weeks before a Scottish parliament election in which Reform is expected to win up to 18 seats. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Farage tells potential Holyrood defectors to 'get in touch within days'

The Reform leader said the Scottish election will be a ‘two-horse race’ between his party and the SNP

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3 d. ago “Appalling”: Andy Burnham weighs in on Holiday Inn refusing homeless men rooms during

The hotel apologised

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3 d. ago Millionaire Malcolm Offord quotes Dignity when asked what a yacht owner knows about cost of living crisis

The new Reform leader in Scotland and former Tory donor said "I go camping with normal people" when questioned about his net worth.

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3 d. ago Reform UK announce former Tory peer Malcolm Offord as new leader in Scotland

Former Tory minister Sir Malcolm Offord defected to Farage’s party in December

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3 d. ago Malcolm Offord confirmed as Reform leader in Scotland by Nigel Farage

A month ago the then Lord Offord quit the Conservative party and defected to Reform, giving up his peerage to stand for election in Holyrood this May.

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3 d. ago Starmer, Farage and Badenoch all head to Scotland four months before election

The Prime Minister will make an announcement on clean energy, while Reform UK is expected to confirm its Scottish leader.

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3 d. ago Reform could pip Labour to form biggest opposition to SNP in Scottish Parliament with parties neck

They are both on course to win 18 seats at Holyrood, behind the SNP, which is on course to marginally increase its share to 61 seats and remain in government with Green support.

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3 d. ago Holyrood Election Poll: SNP on track to win, with Reform UK and Scottish Labour neck

The SNP is on course to win the upcoming Holyrood election, but will fall short of the majority John Swinney wants.

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3 d. ago Reform UK and Scottish Labour in battle for second place at Holyrood election, poll finds

The SNP remains on course to be the largest party - but will fall short of the majority John Swinney says the party needs to demand an IndyRef2.

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4 d. ago How Reform UK's 12,000 Scottish members are being snubbed by Nigel Farage

Reform UK members have had no say in the selection of their new leader in Scotland, widely expected to be Malcolm Offord

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4 d. ago Anas Sarwar dismisses Reform UK as “Toxic Tory rejects” in angry attack on Nigel Farage's party

The Scottish Labour leader also described senior Reform figures as "self-interested charlatans"

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5 d. ago Who is Malcolm Offord? The rich yacht lover tipped to lead Reform UK in Scotland

Daily Record Political Editor Paul Hutcheon predicts Lord Offord will struggle to connect with everyday voters.

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6 d. ago John Swinney 'not serious' about independence, claims Reform's Scottish leader

Malcolm Offord, a millionaire businessman and former donor to the Conservatives, is expected to be announced this week as the first Reform UK leader in Scotland.

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