Mr Yusuf said his decision to stand down had been the result of “exhaustion” and working for 11 months “without a day off”. Party leader Nigel Farage, speaking to the Sunday Times newspaper alongside Mr Yusuf, said the former chairman will now effectively be doing “four jobs”, though his title has not yet been decided. Mr Yusuf said he was quitting Reform following the latest in a series of internal rows, in which he described a question to the Prime Minister concerning a ban on burkas from his party’s newest MP as “dumb”. Reform UK deputy leader Richard Tice said Zia Yusuf has done a ‘brilliant job’ for the party (Jonathan Brady/PA)On Sunday, it was put to Mr Tice that it does not look very professional for Reform’s chairman to be in, out, then back in again. So it’s great news he’s with us.”Meanwhile, shadow home secretary Chris Philp called Reform UK a “protest party” and said it is offering “populist policies that are essentially Liz Truss on steroids”.
