Leading British Muslims accuse Reform UK of stoking hostile sentiment | Reform UK

Leading British Muslims are warning that Nigel Farage’s Reform UK is increasingly inflaming hostile sentiment towards Muslims after chair Zia Yusuf resigned over a row about banning the burqa.

His departure was described by the co-chair of the British Muslim Network, a new civil group representing the community, as a “stark illustration” that many in Reform do not view British Muslims as valued equal members of society.

Yusuf, who describes himself as a “British Muslim patriot” and chaired the party for less than a year, quit on Thursday, saying his work for Reform was no longer the best use of his time.

Hours earlier, he had said it was “dumb” for the party’s newest MP, Sarah Pochin, to press Keir Starmer for a burqa ban when it was not Reform’s own policy.

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