A medical professional who suggested a possible link between the Covid vaccines and the cancers of prominent figures is running for office with the Reform party in the upcoming local elections. Professor Angus Dalgleish made these statements at a Reform UK conference where he expressed his belief that the Covid vaccines could have played a role in the cancer cases affecting members of the Royal Family.
Despite the party distancing itself from these claims, Prof. Dalgleish, a former UKIP member, is now a Reform UK candidate in the Sutton ward of North Cheam. This move follows his confirmation to the British Medical Journal that he stands by his belief that the Royal Family’s cancers could be connected to the Covid vaccine.
In response, Sir Keir Starmer criticized the claims made by Dalgleish and Dr. Aseem Malhotra, stating that such baseless conspiracies endanger lives and questioning the trustworthiness of Reform with regards to the NHS. Cancer Research emphasized that there is no credible evidence linking the Covid-19 vaccine to an increased cancer risk and reiterated the vaccine’s safety and effectiveness in preventing severe symptoms.
Moreover, experts like Professor Brian Ferguson from the University of Cambridge dismissed the notion that mRNA vaccines can cause cancer, labeling such claims as pseudoscience. The statement by Ferguson underscored the inaccuracy of linking the vaccines to cancer cases within the Royal Family.
In previous years, Prof. Dalgleish had raised concerns about the strain on the NHS due to immigration levels. Meanwhile, Princess of Wales disclosed her cancer diagnosis in 2024, undergoing treatment and subsequently confirming remission in 2025. Similarly, King Charles received an early cancer diagnosis in 2024 and has since seen positive outcomes from his treatment.
The Mirror has reached out to Reform for their response to these developments.