Offord, who owns six houses, six boats and five cars, said he missed the vehicle tax payment due on April 1 while campaigning. The Range Rover, which he drove to a televised debate, should have been taxed on April 1, according to reports. Reform UK said the failure to pay the £200 tax was an 'administrative oversight' and that the issue has been resolved. Drivers caught with an untaxed vehicle can face fines of up to £1,000.
Scottish Green co-leader Ross Greer responded to Offord's disclosure of his assets by saying 'Fewer people like you' and criticised the number of second homes in Scotland. Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar called Offord 'entitled' and also accused the Scottish government of a cover-up over the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow, where 11-year-old Milly Main died after an infection. First Minister John Swinney said an inquiry would provide answers.
I went to London 40 years ago with £2,000 of debt. Full of ambition, I worked hard and I was successful. Today, I own six houses, five cars and six boats. In a 40-year business career I've employed hundreds of thousands of people and paid £45m in tax.
Offord, who defected from the Conservatives to Reform UK in December and became Scottish leader a month later, was made a lord by Boris Johnson after a donation in 2021.
Fewer people like you.
I'm glad you've finally admitted how many homes you have, Lord Offord.
You don't need six homes, you don't even need two homes, everyone just needs a home to live in. Surely if we're to tackle the housing emergency, the super super-rich elite individuals like you should be giving up some of those homes so people who desperately need a roof over their head actually have somewhere to live.
We would tax people like you to pay for it.
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It's mortifying. I've been constantly on the move for the campaign, and missed the letter that I owed £200 of road tax on one of my cars on April 1st.