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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Severin Carrell Scotland editor

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

Confetti falls over Nigel Farage and other Reform UK members standing on a stage
Nigel Farage announces Reform UK’s 73 candidates for the Scottish elections. Photograph: Andrew MacColl/Shutterstock

Reform UK has suspended one of its Scottish candidates after it emerged he had been struck off as a company director, and the party faces growing attacks for fielding candidates making Islamophobic remarks.

Reform confirmed on Friday morning it had suspended Stuart Niven, its candidate for Dundee City West, after the Herald revealed he had been struck off after diverting tens of thousands of pounds of Covid grants into his personal account.

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