On a visit to Wales the party leader said Mr Yusuf was now 'very much back, and enthused' after barely 48 hours in the wilderness.

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

Mr Yusuf used a BBC interview to say he regretted a tweet in which he said Sarah Pochin had asked a 'dumb' question at Prime Minister's Questions last Wednesday.

On a visit to Wales the party leader said Mr Yusuf was now 'very much back, and enthused' after barely 48 hours in the wilderness.

Reform leader has forgiven Zia Yusuf and the party appears to be back under control