Nigel Farage has addressed Reform UK’s largest rally in Scotland to date but refused to engage with local journalists – leaving the newly defected peer Malcolm Offord to field questions on allegations of racism and antisemitism.

Farage introduced the former Conservative peer and millionaire donor Offord at a sold-out rally of about 700 at a hotel conference centre near Falkirk.

The businessman, who served as a Scotland Office minister under the last government and until recently was treasurer of the Scottish Conservatives , announced his intention to give up his peerage in order to stand for Reform UK in next May’s Holyrood elections.

Farage said he was “delighted” to welcome Offord to the party. He called the peer’s defection “a brave and historic act”.

The Reform leader addressed t

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