Zia Yusuf Resigns As Reform UK Chairman

Reform UK chairman Zia Yusuf resigns after row over new MP's call for burqa ban

Millionaire Muslim businessman said he was resigning after less than a year at the job because he did not believe working to get a Reform government elected was 'good use' of time

The real agenda behind the 'burqa ban'

Two days ago, Reform Party MP Sarah Pochin made a splash when she called for the British government to ban the burqa. Many European countries - including France and Belgium - have already banned the garment, and somewhat ironically the Euro-sceptic Reform party seems keen to join them. It is increasingly common for those on the authoritarian "left" to argue for banning burqas on the grounds they are oppressive and misogynistic, while the right e…

The Real Agenda Behind the “Burqa Ban”

Two days ago, Reform Party MP Sarah Pochin made a splash when she called for the British government to ban the burqa. Many European countries – including France and Belgium – have already banned the garment, and somewhat ironically the Euro-sceptic Reform party seems keen to join them. It is increasingly common for those on …

How racist abuse pushed Reform's Zia Yusuf out of politics

Racist and anti-Muslim abuse on social media has been blamed by Reform UK insiders for Zia Yusuf’s shock decision to quit as party chairman.Yusuf plunged Nigel Farage’s party into fresh turmoil on Thursday night when he posted on X that he no longer believed that “working to get a Reform government elected” was “a good use of my time”.The multimillionaire businessman took over as chairman less than a year ago and has been credited with professio…

What Next for Zia Yusuf – the Butler to Billionaires Who Became Reform’s Ringleader?

Zia Yusuf has withdrawn from frontline politics almost as soon as he entered it. Over the past year, Reform’s former chair emerged from obscurity to become the right-hand-man of Nigel Farage – the odds-on favourite to be the next prime minister. Yesterday, he announced his shock resignation following a series of public spats with the party’s MPs. He gave Farage just 10 minutes’ notice before tweeting out his decision. Though Yusuf looks to have …