The Latest Breaking News from Zia Yusuf

Cooper defends Phillips as ‘fearless’ advocate after Musk criticism

Home Secretary Yvette Cooper said minister Jess Phillips had ‘campaigned tirelessly’ on behalf of those that had been failed by institutions.

Evening Standard · Jan 4, 2025

Farage calls out Badenoch directly on Reform UK membership at conference

On Boxing Day, Ms Badenoch wrote on X, formerly Twitter, that Reform UK’s online membership ticker was ‘a fake, coded to tick up automatically’.

Evening Standard · Jan 4, 2025

Reform UK would launch grooming gangs inquiry if elected, chairman says

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has been criticised by Elon Musk over the issue.

Evening Standard · Jan 4, 2025

Nigel Farage ditches Reform UK’s ‘contract with the people’ just 2 months after election

After criticism that Reform UK’s election contract with the people was ‘Liz Truss on steroids’, new Reform UK chairman has admitted that the party is working on a new set of policies as well as drawing up rules enabling the party’s leader to be sacked

The Independent UK · Sep 1, 2024

Thursday briefing: The story of the night when the far right were outnumbered

In today’s newsletter: More than 100 far-right rallies were anticipated at immigration centres, lawyers’ offices, and charities. Instead, a tide of anti-racist counter-protesters took to the streets

The Guardian - UK · Aug 8, 2024

Reform UK chair was member of Conservatives until last week

Exclusive: Zia Yusuf’s membership remained active until last week, when it was revoked after being pointed out by the Guardian

The Guardian - UK · Aug 8, 2024

Zia Yusuf quits Reform: how he went from public school to Farage's right hand man

Nigel Farage believed the once-left wing student and former Goldman Sachs finance bro was a ‘huge factor’ in the growing success of his right-wing populist party. Katie Strick charts his steep rise and sudden departure from the heart of politics

Evening Standard · Aug 5, 2024

Reform’s new chair Zia Yusuf: a man intent on making Nigel Farage PM

Former leftwing student defends leader’s Southport comments and insists party stands for British values

The Guardian - UK · Aug 5, 2024

‘Despair and anger’: minority groups in Reform seats adjust to life after its election success

Some Muslim and LGBTQ+ constituents say they would feel uneasy approaching their new MPs including Nigel Farage

The Guardian - UK · Jul 19, 2024

Nigel Farage stirs tensions in Reform UK as he ousts deputies

Co-deputy Ben Habib ‘concerned about party control’ as Farage replaces him with MP Richard Tice

The Guardian - UK · Jul 11, 2024