Zia Yusuf returning to Reform UK two days after quitting

Zia Yusuf, the ex-chairman of Reform UK who resigned on Thursday, has said he will return to the party in a new role.

Earlier this week, Yusuf resigned, saying working to get the party elected was no longer “a good use of my time”, without expanding further.

On Saturday evening, he wrote on social media that he would return to run the party’s “UK Doge team”, which is modelled on the Department of Government Efficiency set up by US President Donald Trump.

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage told the BBC Yusuf will take on a more public role for the party, appearing more frequently in the media.

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