REFORM UK chairman Zia Yusuf has reversed his move to quit the party just 48 hours after he dramatically resigned his post.
The businessman says his sudden decision to quit on Thursday was due to “exhaustion”, following 11 months of working to “build a political party from scratch”.
AlamyReform UK Chairman Zia Yusuf has reversed his decision to quit the party after just 48 hours[/caption]
PADespite previously saying he no longer believed getting Nigel Farage elected PM was a ‘good use of my time’, he has now u-turned on his statements, citing ‘exhausation’[/caption]
GettyHe will now head a ‘UK DOGE team’ within the party to ‘fight for taxpayers’[/caption]
But despite previously saying he no longer believed that trying to get Nigel Farage elected PM was a “good use of my time”, the businessman will now return to the party in a new role.
This fresh position will see him head up a “UK DOGE team”, inspired by Elon Musk’s government “efficiency” department in the US.
In a statement on X, Mr Yusuf said: “Over the last 24 hours I have received a huge number of lovely and heartfelt messages from people who have expressed their dismay at my resignation, urging me to reconsider.
“After 11 months of working as a volunteer to build a political party from scratch, with barely a single day off, my tweet was a decision born of exhaustion.”
He added: “I know the mission is too important and I cannot let people down.
“So, I will be continuing my work with Reform, my commitment redoubled.”
Mr Yusuf has also reversed his view on the party’s leader – Nigel Farage – saying now that he believes it’s the “most important project of my life” to get the politician elected as prime minister.
He says he will now dedicated “all my time” to the Reform project, running a “UK DOGE team”.
Writing on X, Mr Yusuf added: “Reform has come a long way since I was appointed Chairman, and has moved from ‘startup’ to ‘scaleup’.
“Given this, and that we have now won power at a local level, I will focus on a new role.
“I will be running the UK DOGE team to fight for taxpayers, as well as working on party policy and representing it in the media.”
Nigel Farage has welcomed the news of his former chairman’s return, saying: “I am delighted that Zia Yusuf will head up Reform UK’s DOGE department.”
Mr Yusuf’s resignation on Thursday came after an internal row over the banning of the burqa.
The multi-millionaire ex-businessman had attacked the party’s newest MP Sarah Pochin as “dumb” for asking Sir Keir Starmer to outlaw the Muslim covering in the Commons.
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AFPIt is not yet clear when Mr Yusuf will take up his new position[/caption] Published: [#item_custom_pubDate]
