Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleReform UK leader Nigel Farage has publicly reprimanded the party's home affairs spokesperson, Zia Yusuf, for calling former Conservative defence secretary Ben Wallace a traitor. Mr Farage said that Mr Yusuf's comments were over the top and too strong, confirming he would speak to him directly regarding the matter. Mr Yusuf made the attack on social media after Mr Wallace, a former soldier who served in Northern Ireland, criticised Reform UK's pledge to deport all foreign nationals held in British jails. In his online posts, Mr Yusuf suggested that Mr Wallace should be “prosecuted for treason” regarding the relocation of Afghan nationals to the UK. Prominent figures including Labour MP Oliver Ryan condemned the comments, with Mr Ryan calling for Mr Yusuf to be sacked. In fullNigel Farage reprimands Reform’s Zia Yusuf for calling former defence secretary a ‘traitor’More bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Farage rebukes Reform MP over ‘treason’ attack on former defence secretary
Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleReform UK leader Nigel Farage has publicly reprimanded the party's home affairs spokesperson, Zia Yusuf, for calling former Conservative defence secretary Ben Wallace a traitor. Mr Farage said that Mr Yusuf's comments were over the top and too strong, confirming he would speak to him directly regarding the matter. Mr Yusuf made the attack on social media after Mr Wallace, a former soldier who served in Northern Ireland, criticised Reform UK's pledge to deport all foreign nationals held in British jails. In his online posts, Mr Yusuf suggested that Mr Wallace should be “prosecuted for treason” regarding the relocation of Afghan nationals to the UK. Prominent figures including Labour MP Oliver Ryan condemned the comments, with Mr Ryan calling for Mr Yusuf to be sacked. In fullNigel Farage reprimands Reform’s Zia Yusuf for calling former defence secretary a ‘traitor’More bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
