Malcolm Offord

Party: Reform UK Constituency/Region: West Scotland (list) First elected: 7 May 2026 Previous roles: Reform UK Holyrood leader.

Bio

Detail	Info
Full name	Malcolm Ian Offord, Baron Offord of Garvel
Born	5 September 1964 (age 61), Greenock, Renfrewshire
Party	Reform UK
Current office	Leader of Reform UK Scotland, MSP for West Scotland
Previous roles	House of Lords (2021–2026), Minister for Scotland (2021–2024), Minister for Exports (2023–2024). Former Conservative — defected to Reform UK 2025
Education	University of Edinburgh (LLB)
Pre-politics profession	Businessman

Source: Nitter (via Docker on Windows PC), 27 May 2026

Accounts: @hardlyperennial, @Hamill2086John

Reform UK Scotland leader and Lord — criticised by Ross Greer over wealth
Accused of telling parents of desperately ill children they'd be turned away from GOSH if Scotland voted for independence
Won 17 votes in FM contest — third place
Homophobic joke scandal in Reform UK Scotland campaign

Source: Eddrit (via Docker on Windows PC), 27 May 2026

Key threads found:

r/ukpolitics — We publish the homophobic joke Reform UK Scotland leader Malcolm Offord thought was fine
r/Scotland — Nigel Farage names Lord Malcolm Offord as Reform UK Scotland leader