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‘Modest fashion’ headed for mainstream despite political hostility, say experts

Surging demand for looser styles with high necklines comes amid politicians’ criticism of burqa and the hijab

The Guardian - UK

Why ultra wealthy donors like Elon Musk and Zia Yusuf may just be fundamentally incompatible with the politics of the radical right

Former chairman Zia Yusuf has rejoined Reform after quitting days previously. Yusuf had said he no longer wanted to work to get the party into government when new MP Sarah Pochin called for a ban on burqas in the UK. However, he seems to have had a change of heart…

The Conversation

Ex-Most Haunted Live! presenter David Bull revealed as new Reform chairman

Nigel Farage said the former doctor and Most Haunted Live! presenter would bring ‘terrific verve, energy, enthusiasm’ to the job

Evening Standard

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Nigel Farage says he has forgiven Zia Yusuf for resignation

Businessman Mr Yusuf returned to the party over the weekend, just 48 hours after he quit his position, saying he had made an ‘error’.

Evening Standard

Kemi Badenoch says employers should be able to ban burqas in the workplace

The Tory leader also claimed she wouldn’t let people into her constituency surgeries if they wore face veils

The Independent UK

Kemi Badenoch says company bosses should have right to ban burkas and face coverings in workplace

The Conservative Party leader also blasted first-cousin marriages and sharia courts as an ‘insidious’ barrier to cultural integration

Evening Standard

Zia Yusuf returns to Reform UK in new 'Doge role' just two days after quitting

Zia Yusuf has U-turned on his decision to quit Reform UK just two days after he resigned

The National (Scotland)

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Zia Yusuf returns to Reform UK just 48 hours after quitting

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The Independent UK

Zia Yusuf announces return to Reform UK two days after quitting as chair

Former party chair says he will lead a ‘Doge team’ inspired by Elon Musk and Donald Trump

The Guardian - UK

Zia Yusuf returns to Reform UK two days after quitting over burka ban stance

Former party chairman Yusuf said his decision to leave on Thursday was a ‘mistake’ and the result of ‘exhaustion’

Evening Standard

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

Businessman blames exhaustion for his error of judgement

The Independent UK

Ex-Reform chairman Zia Yusuf ‘snapped’ after a tirade of abuse from ‘extreme right’, claims Farage

Zia Yusuf quit the party on Thursday saying he no longer believes working to get Reform elected is a good use of time

The Independent UK

Leading British Muslims accuse Reform UK of stoking hostile sentiment

Chorus of disapproval follows resignation of party chair Zia Yusuf over burqa ban row

The Guardian - UK

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

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

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The Conversation

Zia Yusuf turned Reform into an election winner – his angry resignation leaves Nigel Farage weakened

Zia Yusuf, a self-made billionaire and Muslim, has resigned as chairman of Reform, breaking with Nigel Farage just weeks after delivering unprecedented success for the party in local elections.

The Independent UK

Voices: Inside the 24 hours in which Reform imploded

COMMENT: The surprise resignation of Reform’s chair Zia Yusuf in a row about banning the burqa isn’t the only setback that will halt the party’s forward march, says John Rentoul

The Guardian - UK

Departure of Reform UK chair Zia Yusuf is latest in a long line of Farage fallings-out

The self-described ‘British Muslim patriot’ can take a lot of credit for Reform’s recent success – but will his decision to leave make a difference?

The Independent UK

Zia Yusuf quits Reform UK role following row with MP

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Evening Standard

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’

The National (Scotland)

'No longer a good use of my time': Zia Yusuf resigns as Reform’s chairperson

ZIA Yusuf has resigned as Reform UK’s chairperson, citing that it is no longer a “good use” of his time to get the party elected ...

Evening Standard

Reform UK chairman quits after calling question from party’s newest MP ‘dumb’

The party’s newest MP Sarah Pochin asked Sir Keir Starmer whether he would support banning the burka.

The Independent UK

The demand Reform UK’s newest MP made that party chairman branded ‘dumb’

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Evening Standard

New Reform MP Sarah Pochin's call to ban burqa in public branded 'dumb' by party's own chairman

The party’s surge in the polls continues to falter in the wake of bitter infighting

The Guardian - UK

Reform UK row as party chair calls new MP’s burqa ban question ‘dumb’

Party says ban is not its policy after Sarah Pochin called on the prime minister to introduce one

The National (Scotland)

Reform in chaos as party chief brands own MP's burka ban call 'dumb'

A SENIOR Reform UK officer has branded his party’s newest MP “dumb” for calling for a ban on the burka

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