One of the most senior figures in Reform U.K., Britain’s anti-immigration political party, unexpectedly resigned on Thursday after fresh infighting broke out within the insurgent political force led by Nigel Farage. The sudden departure of Zia Yusuf, Reform’s chairman, is a blow to the party, because he was responsible for the crucial task of helping the relatively new party build its structure. His resignation comes after Mr. Yusuf, a millionaire businessman who has described himself as “a British Muslim patriot,” criticized Reform’s newest member of Parliament, Sarah Pochin, who on Wednesday called on Prime Minister Keir Starmer to ban the burqa. Mr. Yusuf, 38, characterized her comments as “dumb” because they did not align with the party’s official policy outlined at the last general election.
