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Zia Yusuf returning to Reform UK two days after quitting
- Zia Yusuf returned to Reform UK today, two days after quitting both the chairmanship and the party entirely.
- Yusuf resigned Friday after criticizing Reform MPs for calling for a burka ban, prompting party uncertainty and comparisons to Nigel Farage's similar reversal.
- Yusuf, who became chairman 11 months ago and grew membership and support significantly, announced he would not resume chairmanship but continue working on party policy and lead the UK DOGE team.
- He expressed on X that the cause is vital and he cannot disappoint supporters, also mentioning the many heartfelt messages he received encouraging him to continue.
- His return stabilizes Reform UK amid recent turmoil, with Yusuf pledging renewed commitment to electing a Reform government led by Nigel Farage.
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Former chairman Zia Yusuf has rejoined Reform after quitting days previously. Yusuf had said he no longer wanted to work to get the party into government when new MP Sarah Pochin called for a ban on burqas in the UK. However, he seems to have had a change of heart and will return, ostensibly to lead the party’s “department of government efficiency”.Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s bromance, however, is on much rockier ground. There’s no sign of the …
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Reform’s Deputy Leader Richard Tice endured a gruelling and humiliating interview with the BBC’s Laura Kuenssberg, after his party chair, Zia Yusuf, dramatically resigned, only to reverse his decision within 48 hours. Yusuf, handed in a dramatic resignation on Thursday, saying that he no longer thought getting a Reform government elected was a “good use of my time”. That came after he said it was “dumb” of a new Reform UK MP to ask the governmen…
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Zia Yusuf almost withdrew from frontline politics 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. But, on 5 June, 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. However, the decision wasn’…
Zia Yusuf, who had resigned on Thursday from his post as president of the British extreme right party Reform UK, finally announced two days later that he would return to assume a new role in the formation led by Nigel Farage. ...
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