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Who is Malcolm Offord, the new leader of Reform UK in Scotland?
Malcolm Offord, a former Conservative peer, quit the House of Lords to lead Reform UK in Scotland, aiming to challenge SNP dominance and present a united opposition, Nigel Farage said.
- On January 15, 2026 Nigel Farage appointed Malcolm Offord as Reform UK's Scottish leader at a Kirkcaldy press conference, positioning him as head ahead of the Holyrood contest.
- After defecting in December 2025, Malcolm Offord cited quite big internal divisions in Labour and the Conservatives, describing Reform UK as very united and optimistic.
- Owning a £1.6m country estate and yachts, Malcolm Offord, Baron Offord of Garvel has faced wealth and transparency questions after declining to disclose his net worth or immediately publish his tax return.
- Malcolm Offord signed paperwork to quit the House of Lords in order to run at Holyrood and pledged to campaign hard between now and May 7.
- Nigel Farage said he remains the ultimate leader and can overrule the new Scottish boss on policy, while Reform UK plans to unveil candidates in the first week of March ahead of May 7.
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Politician and financier Malcolm Offord is going against the grain in Britain by not disclosing how much wealth he has.
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Malcolm Offord named Reform’s Scottish leader ahead of ‘two-horse race’ election
Nigel Farage said May’s Holyrood poll is a contest only between his Reform UK party and the SNP. A former Tory UK government minister has been announced as Reform UK’s leader in Scotland. Malcolm Offord quit the House of Lords to run for Nigel Farage’s party in May’s Holyrood election. Rather than being elected to the role of leader, Mr Offord was appointed to the post directly by Mr Farage, with the new Scottish leader saying it is a “great hon…
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