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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Ben Quinn and Rowena Mason

Leading British Muslims accuse Reform UK of stoking hostile sentiment

Zia Yusuf
Zia Yusuf, Reform UK chair, resigned from the party after a row over banning the burqa. Photograph: Anthony Devlin/Getty Images

Leading British Muslims are warning that Nigel Farage’s Reform UK is increasingly inflaming hostile sentiment towards Muslims after chair Zia Yusuf resigned over a row about banning the burqa.

His departure was described by the co-chair of the British Muslim Network, a new civil group representing the community, as a “stark illustration” that many in Reform do not view British Muslims as valued equal members of society.

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