Two days after quitting as the chairman of Reform UK, Zia Yusuf has made his way back to the far-right party led by Nigel Farage.

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 President Trump.

The ex-chairman of Reform UK is returning just 48 hours after his resignation following peace talks with Nigel Farage. Former banker Zia Yusuf, 38, quit after saying working to get the party elected was no longer “a good use of my time”.