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2 weeks ago | aol.com | Chris Mason |André Rhoden-Paul |andre rhoden-paul

Zia Yusuf, who resigned as Reform UK chairman on Thursday, is to return to work for the party in a new role. Yusuf will lead what the party calls its "Doge team" – which is modelled on the Department of Government Efficiency set up by US President Donald Trump. Earlier this week, Yusuf quit the party, saying working to get it elected was no longer "a good use of my time", without expanding further.

3 weeks ago | bbc.com | Chris Mason

I'm going to get better as Tory leader, Badenoch saysChris MasonBecky Morton"Is Liz Truss still in the party?" asks Kemi BadenochKemi Badenoch has insisted she is "going to get better" as Conservative leader, saying she is not "shy about self-criticism". It comes after shadow chancellor Mel Stride defended his boss earlier this week following criticism of her performances at Prime Minister's Questions, saying she would improve.

3 weeks ago | bbc.co.uk | Chris Mason |Becky Morton

In a speech earlier, Badenoch sought to flesh out her party's approach to tackling illegal immigration. She launched a commission, which will be led by Tory peer and former justice minister Lord Wolfson, to look at the potential consequences of leaving international treaties including the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) and whether this could help the government take back control of the asylum system.

3 weeks ago | bbc.com | Chris Mason

Why Zia Yusuf's resignation matters for Reform UKPA MediaThe resignation of Zia Yusuf as Reform UK's chairman matters because he was a central character in the stand out trend in British politics since the general election – the rise and rise Nigel Farage's party. I first met this thirty something Muslim son of Sri Lankan immigrants, a former Conservative, when he was unveiled by Reform almost exactly a year ago, as a donor who had just handed the party £200,000.

3 weeks ago | bbc.com | Chris Mason

Badenoch launches review into possible ECHR exitGetty ImagesConservative leader Kemi Badenoch is to set up a commission to examine whether the UK should withdraw from a series of international legal agreements and overturn some domestic legislation which she fears may be binding the hands of British governments. Among the agreements being looked into is the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR).