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Reform claims of deal to ‘remove SNP’ are a ‘lie’, Scottish Labour’s Sarwar says

Anas Sarwar hit back at claims he had sought a deal with Nigel Farage’s party in a bid to defeat the SNP in May’s Holyrood election.

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Farage eyes 2031 as he claims Reform could take ‘outright power’ at Holyrood

Nigel Farage said the May 7 election would be a ‘breakthrough’ moment for his party.

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Reform UK ‘in it to win it’ at Holyrood election, leader Lord Offord declares

Lord Malcolm Offord said Reform could win constituency seats at Holyrood as well as return regional list MSPs.

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Offord is a ‘chancer’, says Greer in first televised debate of Scottish election

The party leaders clashed over immigration.

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Swinney using Reform’s ‘race baiting’ attack to score political points – Sarwar

The Scottish Labour leader has accused the SNP leader of using Reform UK’s ‘race baiting’ against him.

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Leaders warned Scotland risks becoming a ‘tumbleweed area’ over business rates

The leaders of Scotland’s six biggest parties faced off on the same stage for the first time in this election campaign.

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Reform has brought ‘race-baiting’ to Holyrood election campaign, says Sarwar

The Scottish Labour leader hit out at the party’s new billboard campaign as well as an earlier advert which directly attacked him.

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Reform could rerun ‘racist’ attack ad against Anas Sarwar

A party candidate said he could not rule out re-airing the ad that claimed the Scottish Labour leader would prioritise Pakistani people.

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Poll suggests SNP could win 62 Holyrood seats with Reform in second

The survey was carried out on 1,068 people between March 16 and 23.

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Zia Yusuf calls ‘Nazi salute’ photo and comments by some candidates abhorrent

It comes after Reform UK’s Scottish leader Malcolm Offord stood by his Holyrood candidates, after past social media posts emerged.

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Offord criticises ‘fake outrage’ over joke he admits was ‘probably’ homophobic

The Reform UK leader in Scotland made the remark in 2018 but it became public knowledge this week.

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Lib Dems ‘winning again’ with positive vision for change, says Cole-Hamilton

The Scottish Liberal Democrat leader said his party can deliver change ‘fairness at its heart’.

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Reform will ‘dismantle’ NHS if they win election, DWP Secretary warns

Pat McFadden claimed that if Reform wins the Holyrood election the party would move the country to an insurance model.

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Reform’s Scottish leader apologises for joke and denies he is homophobic

Malcolm Offord is said to have made the jest while giving a Burns Night speech in 2018.

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Reform hits out at IFS analysis of Scottish tax plans

The IFS said the party’s tax plans were ‘not credible’.

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Reform stands by candidate who called for deportation of British Muslims and endorsed Tommy Robinson

Reform UK’s Scottish leader Malcolm Offord suggested people should ‘take less offence’

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Offord stands by Reform candidates, saying one will be ‘first-class MSP’

Malcolm Offord suggested people should ‘take less offence’ after candidates’ social media posts drew criticism.

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Reform UK suspends Scottish candidate less than a day after announcing him

Stuart Niven found to have diverted Covid grants to personal account as party faces criticism for candidates’ Islamophobic remarks

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Reform’s Scottish leader defends candidates after ‘fruity’ comments emerge

One candidate reportedly previously said on social media that Muslims should be deported.

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Nigel Farage condemned over call to ban public prayer for Muslims in the UK

Reform party leader criticised for making comments after event held in London’s Trafalgar Square this week

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Scotland at a crossroads ahead of ‘critical’ election, says Reform’s Offord

Party members met on Thursday as Reform’s candidates were announced and the policy platform was launched.

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Reform vows to cut number of MSPs and quangos in manifesto for Holyrood vote

The party outlined its candidates and policy platform at an event in Renfrewshire on Thursday.

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Rise of Reform partly due to racism, says John Swinney

Scotland’s First Minister also said some people support Nigel Farage’s party because they are ‘fed up with the state of our society’.

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Reform UK Scotland to launch ‘unashamedly ambitious’ Holyrood manifesto

The party’s plan is to reintroduce North Sea oil and gas as Scotland’s primary energy source.

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We are Conservatives, and no longer all things to all people – Bowie

The shadow Scottish secretary urged party members to ‘never apologise’ for being Conservative.

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