By Jamie Mann in The Ferret
Nigel Farage’s Reform UK party has suspended two Scottish general election candidates after a Ferret investigation found posts by prominent far right figures and hateful comments about trans people were shared on their social media accounts.
Reform candidates standing in Scottish constituencies in the next UK general election include Stephen McNamara who is described as a “proud tax avoider” in his Twitter bio. McNamara said trans people have a “severe mental illness” and that their “days are numbered”.
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* The Reform Party has announced it intends to field a candidate in every constituency in the UK which includes West Dunbartonshire where Provost Douglas McAllister, right, has been announced as the prospective Labour candidate.