Zia Yusuf has resigned as chairman of Reform UK, saying working to get the party elected is no longer 'a good use of my time', after a row over a 'burqa ban'. Loading audio...

Reform UK 's chairman Zia Yusuf has resigned after just 11 months.

He said: "I no longer believe working to get a Reform government elected is a good use of my time, and hearby resign the office."

It comes as Yusuf said it was "dumb" for Reform MP Sarah Pochin to call on Sir Keir Starmer to ban the burqa.

In a post on X, he wrote: "11 months ago I became chairman of Reform. I've worked full time as a volunteer to take the party from 14 to 30% [in national polls], quadrupled its membership and delivered historic electoral results."

Farage has said he is "'genuinely sorry" for the chairman's resignation.

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