Reform candidate wanted to charge voters a fiver to find out who he was

dailyrecord.co.uk:

A failed candidate for Nigel Farage’s Reform party planned to charge voters to find out who he is... and make a profit doing it.

David McLennan asked his would-be constituents to pay £5 if they wanted to know more about him despite rejecting him at the ballot box twice.

He claimed the money was to cover the cost of tea and coffee despite his chosen venue only charging £1 per cup. The former Westminster candidate for Livingston and West Lothian council candidate for Armadale, near Bathgate, hoped his pub meet and greet will turn round his electoral fortunes.

But a Labour party spokesman condemned the move and said: “Charging people to hear from someone who didn’t win is like paying to watch Nigel Farage on I’m a Celeb — all snake oil and no substance.” They added that the successful Livingston candidate Gregor Poynton MP was “focused on delivering real change for the Livingston constituency, no ticket required.” On social media retired police officer and property developer McLennan said: “One of the main messages I got when our [sic] leafleting was that nobody knew who their Reform Candidate for the area was. “Well, I’ve fixed that. “I’ll be starting bi-weekly meetings at the Cavalier Inn, Armadale and would be glad to welcome anyone interested in either joining Reform or just wanting to find out more.” He then added there would be a “small cover charge of £5 to cover teas and coffees”.