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Reform UK Candidate Withdraws Amid Party Collapse and Controversy

3/26/2026

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Linda Holt, a Reform UK candidate, has withdrawn from Holyrood election due to lack of party support.
Holt made controversial remarks about asylum seekers and called Humza Yousaf an 'Islamist moron'.
Her departure followed resignation of Roland Jackson, another candidate, due to an administrative error.
Lib Dem MSP Jamie Greene says Reform UK is in "collapse" and condemns its leadership, citing past homophobic remarks by Scottish leader Malcolm Offord.

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Linda Holt, a Reform UK candidate, has withdrawn from Holyrood election due to lack of party support.
Holt made controversial remarks about asylum seekers and called Humza Yousaf an 'Islamist moron'.
Her departure followed resignation of Roland Jackson, another candidate, due to an administrative error.
Lib Dem MSP Jamie Greene says Reform UK is in "collapse" and condemns its leadership, citing past homophobic remarks by Scottish leader Malcolm Offord.