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Malcolm Offord Defects to Reform UK, Critiques Farage's Immigration Rhetoric

3/13/2026

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Malcolm Offord, leader of Reform UK in Scotland, defected from the Conservative Party to join Nigel Farage's Reform UK.
Offord said he has lost friends who cannot support Reform.
In an interview, Offord said he is uncomfortable with Farage's immigration language, and his views have hardened since joining Reform.
The full interview will be available on BBC Sounds and iPlayer on Thursday.
Other political interviews will be published in March.

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Malcolm Offord, leader of Reform UK in Scotland, defected from the Conservative Party to join Nigel Farage's Reform UK.
Offord said he has lost friends who cannot support Reform.
In an interview, Offord said he is uncomfortable with Farage's immigration language, and his views have hardened since joining Reform.
The full interview will be available on BBC Sounds and iPlayer on Thursday.
Other political interviews will be published in March.