Zia Yusuf Slammed For Calling Tory And Labour Politicians ‘Traitors’

Zia Yusuf has been called out after describing Tory and Labour politicians as “traitors” in a provocative social media post.

The Reform spokesperson for home affairs wrote on X: “Recent events demonstrate why I view the Tory and Labour politicians who created the burning injustice of modern Britain as traitors to their country.

“A reckoning is coming.”

It’s not entirely clear if he is referring to any particular “burning injustice”.

Social media quickly responded by slapping down his claim and slamming his controversial remarks.

Many people also questioned his attack on the Conservatives, considering Reform have accepted more than two dozen former Tory MPs into their ranks in recent years.

Yusuf has previously criticised the “ally and cosy” relationship between rival parties.

The right-wing politician wrote on X in January that it was “sickening”, adding: “They laugh at how ill-informed they think voters are, catch up like all friends, then go on panels and pretend to oppose each other.”

Yusuf’s latest controversial post comes as the party faces heightened scrutiny ahead of the Makerfield by-election on June 18.

Reform’s candidate Robert Kenyon has been accused of sexism after his historic social media posts resurfaced.

HuffPost UK also discovered Kenyon previously praised the New Labour government, saying “god knows where I would have ended up”.

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