Former banker Zia Yusuf has rejoined the Reform Party just 48 hours after dramatically resigning as chairman after calling out MP Sarah Pochin's 'dumb' questioning over banning the burka.

Zia Yusuf said it is ‘dumb’ for the party to urge Keir Starmer to do things Reform UK would not

Zia Yusuf questioned why Sarah Pochin, Reform's recently-elected MP for Runcorn and Helsby, had challenged the Prime Minister about the issue on Wednesday.

His resignation is a setback for a protest party seeking power

Reform chair Zia Yusuf has quit after a row with the party’s newest MP

Zia Yusuf quit on Thursday after branding the party’s newest MP ‘dumb’