Zia Yusuf returning to Reform UK two days after quitting
By: | Published: 2025-06-07 18:54:00 | Source: www.bbc.com
Zia Yusuf, who resigned as Reform UK chairman on Thursday, is to return to work for the party in a new role.
Yusuf will lead what the party calls its “Doge team” – which is modelled on the Department of Government Efficiency set up by US President Donald Trump.
Earlier this week, Yusuf quit the party, saying working to get it elected was no longer “a good use of my time”, without expanding further.
On Saturday, Reform leader Nigel Farage told the BBC that Yusuf will now take on a more public role for the party in a new role, appearing more frequently in the media.
He said: “Zia regrets what he said and did the other day. It was a combination of 11 months hard work and exhaustion.”
In a post on X, Yusuf said he had received a large number of messages urging him to reconsider leaving the…
