Zia Yusuf Announces His Return To Reform UK Two Days After Shock Exit As Party Chair

Nigel Farage and Zia YusufZia Yusuf has announced he will return to Reform UK despite quitting as the party’s chair just two days ago.Yusuf resigned after almost a year at the forefront of Nigel Farage’s rightwing party.His shock resignation came after he said it was “dumb” of a new Reform MP to ask the government if it intended to ban the burqa.But today Yusuf has declared that he will be leading “the UK DOGE team”, referring to the Department of Government Efficiency previously headed up by Elon Musk in the US – an idea Reform has been trying to install in Britain.In a post on X, Yusuf wrote: “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.“I only came into politics out of a sense of duty, to serve the country I love.”He continued: “I came into politics out of belief that Nigel Farage was the man to deliver that. Having read the messages, I believe in these things more than ever. 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. “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.“I will continue to give all my time to the most important project of my life, getting a Reform government elected with Nigel as prime minister.”It’s a sharp contrast to his brief statement on Thursday, where he said: “I no longer believe working to get a Reform government elected is a good use of my time, and hereby resign the office.”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… pic.twitter.com/gPRjpMGdeS— Zia Yusuf (@ZiaYusufUK) June 7, 2025Related...Reform UK Chairman Zia Yusuf Resigns With Parting Jibe After Burqa RowWhy Keir Starmer Believes It's Far Too Early To Write Reform UK's Political ObituaryKemi Badenoch Claims Nigel Farage's Reform UK Is 'Another Left-Wing Party'

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