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Reform UK's Malcolm Offord Faces Backlash for Homophobic Joke

3/27/2026

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Malcolm Offord, Reform UK's Scottish leader, faced backlash for a 2018 homophobic joke at a rugby club dinner.
He apologized for the crude remark but denied being homophobic.
John Swinney, Scotland's First Minister, said Offord is unfit for politics.
Offord was inducted into the London Scottish rugby club hall of fame in May 2023.

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Malcolm Offord, Reform UK's Scottish leader, faced backlash for a 2018 homophobic joke at a rugby club dinner.
He apologized for the crude remark but denied being homophobic.
John Swinney, Scotland's First Minister, said Offord is unfit for politics.
Offord was inducted into the London Scottish rugby club hall of fame in May 2023.