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Reform UK Suspends Candidate Amid Scandal and Scrutiny

3/21/2026

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Reform UK suspended Stuart Niven, candidate for Dundee City West, after revelations that he diverted Covid grants into his personal account.
Niven was previously struck off as a company director.
The party faces scrutiny over Islamophobic remarks by candidates, including about Humza Yousaf, Scotland's first Muslim first minister.
Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar criticized Reform's candidate vetting as inadequate.
The Institute for Fiscal Studies dismissed Reform's pledges as unrealistic.

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Reform UK suspended Stuart Niven, candidate for Dundee City West, after revelations that he diverted Covid grants into his personal account.
Niven was previously struck off as a company director.
The party faces scrutiny over Islamophobic remarks by candidates, including about Humza Yousaf, Scotland's first Muslim first minister.
Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar criticized Reform's candidate vetting as inadequate.
The Institute for Fiscal Studies dismissed Reform's pledges as unrealistic.