"Reform confirmed on Friday morning it had suspended Stuart Niven, its candidate for Dundee West, after the Herald revealed he had been struck off after diverting tens of thousands of pounds of Covid grants into his personal account."
"Anas Sarwar, the Scottish Labour leader, said the disclosures in several newspapers about divisive tweets raised challenging questions about the party's screening process, which Farage earlier this year claimed was now far more rigorous than before."
"Its candidate for Stirling, Rachael Wright, shared a petition that wrongly claimed a former private school in Perthshire was being turned into migrant accommodation."
"Senga Beresford, its candidate for Galloway and West Dumfries, endorsed social media posts by Tommy Robinson and Britain First, including tweets calling for mass deportations and a ban on burqas."
Reform UK suspended Stuart Niven, its candidate for Dundee West, after he was struck off as a company director for misusing Covid grants. The party is under scrutiny for other candidates' Islamophobic remarks, including Linda Holt's derogatory comments about the UK's first Muslim first minister. Rachael Wright shared false claims about a school being converted for migrants, while Senga Beresford endorsed extremist social media posts. Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar criticized the party's screening process and its Scottish leader Malcolm Offord for defending the candidates' remarks.
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