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Yusuf returns to Reform to lead DOGE team

Reform UK’s Zia Yusuf will return to the party to run its team tasked with scrutinising council finances days after quitting as chairman.

By Dan Peters, William Eichler | 09 June 2025
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Reform UK's Zia Yusuf will return to the party to run its team tasked with scrutinising council finances days after quitting as chairman.

Yusuf resigned on Thursday, saying that getting a Reform government elected was not a ‘good use of my time'.

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