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Farage Defends Scottish Reform Leader Offord over Homophobic Joke
- On Friday, Reform UK's Scotland leader Malcolm Offord publicly addressed a 2018 rugby club joke, admitting it was "probably homophobic" while claiming he has received "a huge amount of public support" and has "no issue with homophobia."
- The remark occurred during a 2018 Burns Night dinner at the London Scottish rugby club, where Offord made a crude joke about George Michael while serving as chairman; he immediately apologized and donated £2,000 to the King's Cross Steelers.
- First Minister John Swinney called Offord "unfit" for office, citing intolerance, while Reform UK leader Nigel Farage defended him, arguing there was context and Offord had "probably regretted doing it."
- Reform UK faces candidate withdrawals as Linda Holt and others quit the May Holyrood race, though Offord stated the party would provide a "full slate" despite intense media scrutiny.
- The controversy emerges as the Scottish Parliament election campaign begins; Offord insists his party is polling well among LGBT+ voters despite widespread calls for him to consider his position.
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Nigel Farage defends Reform UK’s Malcolm Offord over homophobic joke about George Michael's partner
"This sort of po-faced, purism attitude to anything anyone's ever said when they're with a group of mates, frankly, is ridiculous," said Farage The post Nigel Farage defends Reform UK’s Malcolm Offord over homophobic joke about George Michael’s partner appeared first on Attitude.
NIGEL Farage has defended Reform UK’s leader in Scotland, Malcolm Offord, for making a vile homophobic joke at a rugby club dinner in 2018.
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