US EditionNigel Farage says ex-Reform chair liking antisemitic post about Robert Jenrick and his family is 'one little mistake'
BASILDON, ENGLAND, JUL 20 – Reform UK gained a second councillor in Basildon after Maryum Yaqub resigned, despite ongoing criticism over chairman-turned-Doge head Zia Yusuf's accidental antisemitic tweet like.
- Reform UK's ex-chairman Zia Yusuf apologized after his account liked an antisemitic tweet targeting Robert Jenrick on Friday.
- The like reportedly happened accidentally by Yusuf or one of his two staff amid an ongoing feud between Yusuf and Jenrick.
- Yusuf leads Reform’s Department of Government Efficiency , a new unit auditing councils including Kent Council, though some delays persist.
- Nigel Farage described the like as "one little mistake" and said Reform faces obstruction in council work, while opponents criticize spending choices.
- The incident raised calls for Yusuf’s suspension and highlighted tensions within Reform UK as it pledges council efficiency amid criticism.
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Nigel Farage says ex-Reform chair liking antisemitic post about Robert Jenrick and his family is 'one little mistake'
Robert Jenrick had called for Zia Yusuf to be ousted from Reform after his X account liked a post calling the top Tory and his family an antisemitic slur.
·United Kingdom
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Robert Jenrick accuses Zia Yusuf in antisemitic tweet row
The shadow justice secretary said that Nigel Farage’s party should give ex-chairman Mr Yusuf ‘the boot’.
·Bradford, United Kingdom
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Jenrick accuses Yusuf of 'bulls**t' over Twitter post
Never mind uniting the right, there’s more talk of fighting the right today as the feud between Tory MP Robert Jenrick and Reform’s Zia Yusuf ramps up. Yusuf has spent this week pointing blame at Jenrick over the Ministry of Defence leak – but now Reform’s head of DOGE is under fire after being caught
·London, United Kingdom
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