Zia Yusuf returns to Reform UK just 48 hours after quitting

• Zia Yusuf is returning to Reform UK as leader of the Elon Musk-inspired Doge unit, just 48 hours after resigning as chairman.
• Yusuf attributed his initial decision to quit to exhaustion and abuse following criticism of his remarks about new Runcorn MP Sarah Pochin.
• He said he was motivated to return after receiving supportive messages from Reform members and speaking with Nigel Farage.
• Yusuf clarified that his resignation was not due to strong views on the burqa, despite feeling blindsided by Pochin's question about banning it at PMQs.
• Farage said Yusuf had "snapped" after receiving racist abuse on social media, blaming the "very hard extreme right" for the abuse.

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Zia Yusuf makes astonishing return to Reform UK just 48 hours after quitting as party chairman