Reform UK’s Scottish leader Malcolm Offord says he is diagnosed with prostate cancer on or around the day of the Holyrood election, and that he later underwent surgery. Offord made the disclosure after the election period, describing the timing of his diagnosis relative to campaigning and his election to the Scottish Parliament.
Multiple outlets report that Offord’s diagnosis occurred very close to the election date, with one account placing it on the same day and another describing it as happening hours before he is elected. The London Evening Standard adds that Offord says he had surgery to remove his prostate last week, following the diagnosis. The reports otherwise focus on confirming his role within Reform UK in Scotland and the broad timeline from diagnosis to treatment, without presenting differing claims about the underlying health condition.
Taken together, the coverage agrees on Offord’s diagnosis of prostate cancer, the proximity of that diagnosis to the Holyrood election and election outcome, and that he undergoes prostate-removal surgery soon after.
