{"id":250355,"date":"2025-06-06T00:05:18","date_gmt":"2025-06-05T23:05:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/zia-yusuf-quits-as-reform-uk-chairman-but-what-does-it-mean-for-nigel-farages-party-bbc-newscast\/"},"modified":"2025-06-06T00:05:18","modified_gmt":"2025-06-05T23:05:18","slug":"zia-yusuf-quits-as-reform-uk-chairman-but-what-does-it-mean-for-nigel-farages-party-bbc-newscast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/zia-yusuf-quits-as-reform-uk-chairman-but-what-does-it-mean-for-nigel-farages-party-bbc-newscast\/","title":{"rendered":"Zia Yusuf quits as Reform UK Chairman but what does it mean for Nigel Farage&#8217;s party? | BBC Newscast"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/4ch5H2pICEk\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Zia Yusuf quits as Reform UK Chairman but what does it mean for Nigel Farage's party? | BBC Newscast\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4ch5H2pICEk\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Today,  Zia Yusuf has resigned as the chairman of Reform UK, posting on X: &quot;I no longer believe working to get a Reform government elected is a good use of my time&quot;.<\/p>\n<p>What does that mean for Nigel Farage and the future of his party? 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