{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/62273c68429d4a0014afd139/68484b259b8dde68cd1d04bf?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Zia Yusuf admits he apologised to Sarah Pochin and Reform UK colleagues after calling burka ban question 'dumb'","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/62273c68429d4a0014afd139/1749566916433-0f70f832-eeb7-4af8-8578-56721919de98.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Former Reform UK Chairman Zia Yusuf has admitted he \"apologised\" to Reform UK MP Sarah Pochin and his party colleagues, following his resignation from the party.</p><p>In his first exclusive sit down interview since returning to Reform, Yusuf claimed that he \"regrets\" sending the tweet, admitting he \"made a mistake\".</p><p><br></p><p>Discussing his fallout with the Reform party, Yusuf explained: \"I feel very good, it's great to be back. In those 48 hours or so that passed after I sent that tweet, which I now regret, I was inundated with messages, emails, DMs from people who told me how important Reform was to them.</p><p><br></p><p>\"It's much more than a political party, it is a movement, which frankly, many of these people are putting in their messages, represents the last hope the country has to turn itself around.\"</p>","author_name":"GB News"}