Zia Yusuf resigned as chairman of Reform UK after 11 months in the job, delivering a blow to its leader, Nigel Farage, who has promised to build and professionalize the insurgent party in a quest for power at the next general election.

Zia Yusuf has resigned as the chairman of Reform UK, saying "I no longer believe working to get a Reform government elected is a good use of my time". In a post on social media, Yusuf did not expand further on his reasons for stepping down.

Millionaire Muslim businessman said he was resigning after less than a year in the job because he did not believe working to get a Reform government elected was a 'good use' of his time