6 h. ago There’s much more to Zia Yusuf’s dramatic resignation from Reform than a row over the burqa

Zia Yusuf is a casualty of Reform’s inability to raise a big enough election war chest, reports David Maddox

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6 h. ago Farage's Reform storms into Scottish politics as SNP flops, Tories fail and Labour pulls off shock win

Commentary: Reform shows it can compete north of the border too

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10 h. ago Don’t think Nigel Farage will kill off the Tories? Just look at Reform UK’s surge in Scotland | Owen Jones

The party is making inroads among people who once chose not to vote. But as Zia Yusuf’s resignation shows, chaos still reignsIf you were doubting that Nigel Farage had a serious chance of heading a hard-right British government in 2029, the people of Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse just poured a bucket of particularly icy water over your head. Though Labour won the Scottish parliamentary byelection, defying predictions it would be beaten into third place, Reform UK chalked up more than a quarter of the vote – trailing the victors by an unsubstantial 1,500 voters.This tells a devastating story. Nigel Farage’s outfit seriously outperformed the level of support indicated by Scottish polling: the last four surveys had Reform on between 12% and 19%, yet it secured 26% of the vote after standing here for the first time. This suggests it is mobilising previous non-voters whom pollsters are not picking up. The latest UK-wide YouGov poll, which asked people how they would vote if there wer...

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12 h. ago Nigel Farage's Reform storms into Scottish politics as SNP flops, Tories fail and Labour pulls off shock win

Commentary: Reform shows it can compete north of the border too

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12 h. ago John Rentoul answers your Farage questions: ‘Reform voters aren’t unreasonable – they’re desperate’

Our chief political commentator John Rentoul answers your questions as Nigel Farage’s Reform surges in the polls, capitalising on widespread voter disillusionment and posing a serious challenge to the political establishment

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12 h. ago Who are the 'Brexit badboys' tipped to replace Zia Yusuf as Reform UK turmoil deepens

Nigel Farage allies Arron Banks and Andy Wigmore have emerged as favourites to take on the chairman role

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13 h. ago Nigel Farage gets ANOTHER slap in the face to end disastrous week of Reform chaos

Nigel Farage has seen his Reform party descend into chaos after an MP's question was branded 'dumb', the chairman quit with a scathing message and Labour unexpectedly triumphed in the Hamilton by-election

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13 h. ago Scottish Labour MSP issues message for ‘Farage’s mob’ after shock by

A newly-elected MSP sent a brutal message to Nigel Farage’s “mob” following a surprise Scottish Labour win at a by-election on Friday (6 June).

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15 h. ago Ask women if burka is genuinely their choice, says Reform UK’s Richard Tice

The Reform UK deputy leader’s comments come after Zia Yusuf stood down as the party’s chairman.

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15 h. ago Relief for Starmer in Hamilton, but Reform has arrived as a force in Scotland

A Scottish Labour win in the Hamilton by-election has handed the prime minister a much needed boost, but the result reveals that Reform is a growing threat in parts of the UK Nigel Farage has never appealed to before, writes David Maddox

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15 h. ago Reform in crisis as Nigel Farage's party descends into vicious infighting after chairman Zia Yusuf quits and it finishes THIRD in Scots by

Former banker Zia Yusuf quit his senior role last night after appearing to call one of the party's MPs 'dumb' for backing a burqa ban. And Labour won Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse vote.

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17 h. ago Nigel Farage told his 'mob' isn't wanted after by election surprise

Labour defied expectations to win the Hamilton by election and the party's new MSP criticised Labour

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22 h. ago Scottish Labour win pivotal Holyrood byelection, beating incumbent SNP and surging Reform UK

Voters in the central seat of Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse rallied around popular local candidate Davy RussellScottish Labour has won a pivotal Holyrood byelection, beating the incumbent SNP and fighting off Reform UK’s aggressive racist campaigning, in a remarkable turnaround of fortunes that will boost the party ahead of next year’s Scottish parliamentary elections.Voters in the central Scotland seat of Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse rallied round the popular local candidate Davy Russell after a toxic campaign that saw Nigel Farage launch an unprecedented series of personal racist attacks on Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar. Continue reading...

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22 h. ago Scottish Labour wins pivotal Holyrood byelection, beating incumbent SNP and surging Reform UK

Labour celebrated the ‘incredible’ win in the central seat of Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse, as voters rallied around popular local candidate Davy RussellScottish Labour is celebrating an “incredible” win in a pivotal Holyrood byelection, beating the incumbent SNP and fighting off Reform UK’s “racist” campaigning, in a result that confounded predictions and will boost the party ahead of next year’s Scottish parliamentary elections.Voters in the central Scotland seat of Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse rallied round the popular local candidate Davy Russell after a toxic campaign that saw Nigel Farage launch an unprecedented series of personal attacks on Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar, labelled racist by SNP leader John Swinney. Continue reading...

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22 h. ago ANDREW PIERCE: Reform's precocious political ingenue will be back, but there is deep trouble at the heart of Farage's party

Nigel Farage hired the precocious political ingenue, a former Tory, after Zia Yusuf made a £200,000 donation to Reform.

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25 h. ago Reform UK chairman Zia Yusuf QUITS working for Nigel Farage amid 'ban the burka' row

The multi-millionaire businessman said he no longer believed that working for Reform to win power at the next general election was 'a good use of my time'.

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27 h. ago Zia you later! Reform UK chairman Zia Yusuf resigns following 'burka ban' row in major blow to Nigel Farage

Zia Yusuf quits role he has held for almost a year saying: ‘I no longer believe working to get a Reform government elected is a good use of my time’

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28 h. ago Reform UK chairman Zia Yusuf resigns following 'burka ban' row in major blow to Nigel Farage

Zia Yusuf announced that he was quitting the role he has held for almost a year saying: ‘I no longer believe working to get a Reform government elected is a good use of my time’

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29 h. ago Reform UK chairman Zia Yusuf QUITS as he says working for a Nigel Farage

The multi-millionaire businessman said he no longer believed that working for Reform to win power at the next general election was 'a good use of my time'.

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29 h. ago Reform chairman Zia Yusuf resigns following 'burka ban' row in major blow to Nigel Farage

Zia Yusuf announced that he was quitting the role he has held for almost a year

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