Reform’s Scottish leader called ‘tone deaf’ after boasting about his houses, cars and yachts

John Swinney, left, later said that Malcolm Offord’s bragging about his wealth was not a way to engage with voters. Photograph: Robert Perry/PA

The leader of Reform UK in Scotland, Malcolm Offord, has been dismissed as “tone deaf” and “entitled” after he boasted in a televised election debate about the number of cars, houses and boats he owned.

Responding to the row on Wednesday morning, the SNP leader, John Swinney, proposed that all party leaders should publish their tax returns before the election on 7 May.