Zia Yusuf, who resigned as Reform UK chairman on Thursday, is to return to work for the party in a new role.Yusuf will lead what the party calls its "Doge team" – which is modelled on the Department of Government Efficiency set up by President Trump.

U-turn comes just two days after businessman said he no longer believed working to get a Reform government elected was a good use of time

Reform UK chairman Zia Yusuf has reversed his decision to quit the party, saying "the mission is too important" and that he "cannot let people down".