Richard Tice said Mr Yusuf had 'done a brilliant job in growing the party' and suggested he quit because of 'exhaustion' and working for 11 months 'without a day off'.

The multi-millionaire businessman said he no longer believed that working for Reform to win power at the next general election was 'a good use of my time'.

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

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

Richard Tice said Zia Yusuf, who plunged Reform into chaos after resigning, had worked 'incredibly hard' and helped the party win hundreds of seats in last month's local elections.

Zia Yusuf quit the party on Thursday saying he no longer believes working to get Reform elected is a good use of time

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

Former chairman ‘redoubles’ commitment to party 48 hours after resigning

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…

Richard Tice said Mr Yusuf had 'done a brilliant job in growing the party' and suggested he quit because of 'exhaustion' and working for 11 months 'without a day off'.

Former party chair Zia Yusuf was out – then he was back in. But the chaos won’t dent the party’s poll ratings one tiny bit, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

Former chairman will run in next by-election at which party stands chance of winning