Former Reform UK chairman, Zia Yusuf, returns to the party less than 48 hours after resigning

Former Reform UK party chairman Zia Yusuf, who resigned on Thursday has rejoined the party in a new role less than 48 hours later.

Announcing his change of heart on social media platform X, Yusuf described his resignation tweet as, "a decision born of exhaustion."

Writing on X he said he had received a "huge number" of messages following his resignation, adding: " I only came into politics out of a sense of duty, to serve the country I love. The country that had been so kind to my parents and presented me with immense opportunity. "Out of a sense of duty to do whatever I could to reverse decades of decline and make this a country one in which we could be excited for our children to grow up. "I came into politics out of belief that Nigel Farage was the man to deliver that.