Reform UK gains its first peer after Conservative party defection

Malcolm Offord was unveiled as Reform UK’s latest recruit by party leader Nigel Farage in Falkirk on Saturday

Reform UK has gained its first peer after a defection a from the Conservative party.

Malcolm Offord was unveiled as Reform UK’s latest recruit by party leader Nigel Farage during a rally in Falkirk on Saturday.

The businessman served as a Scotland Office minister under the last government and until recently was treasurer of the Scottish Conservatives. Offord confirmed his intentions to stand for Reform UK in next May’s Holyrood elections.

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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/dec/06/reform-uk-gains-its-first-peer-after-conservative-party-defection-malcolm-offord

Author : Geraldine McKelvie

Publish date : 2025-12-06 15:06:00

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