Reform UK suspends Scottish candidate less than a day after announcing them

Stuart Niven suspended after it emerged he had been struck off as a company director over financial allegations

Reform UK has suspended one of its Scottish candidates after it emerged he had been struck off as a company director, and faces growing attacks for fielding candidates making Islamophobic remarks.

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.