{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/658300edbbd71a00174fea51/6a8468561ad8716bb6b638ac?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"‘Farage didn’t know’: Reform rebel blames Zia Yusuf for suspension","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/658300edbbd71a00174fea51/1787067130955-4251adf5-ca80-4ce7-b3cf-e10ba4dc46d9.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>In Tuesday’s episode of<em> The Daily T</em>, Camilla Tominey and Tim Stanley speak to <a href=\"https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2026/08/18/tim-montgomerie-suspended-from-reform-uk-nigel-farage/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Tim Montgomerie</a>, a high-profile Reform UK supporter, who says he will appeal against the party’s decision to suspend him for criticising Nigel Farage and Zia Yusuf.</p><p><br></p><p>The Conservative Home website founder tells Camilla and Tim that if “a political organisation can’t take criticism, it can’t advance”, as he warns of the <a href=\"https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/08/11/daily-t-reform-at-war-is-zia-yusuf-out-of-control/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">internal rivalries</a> and structural flaws that he believes could prevent Reform from achieving a majority in a general election.</p><p><br></p><p>Mr Montgomerie also claims that <a href=\"https://www.telegraph.co.uk/nigel-farage\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Mr Farage</a>, the party leader, was not aware of his suspension, and that he believes his criticism of Mr Yusuf is what led to the party’s decision to suspend him.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>We want to hear from you! Email us at thedailyt@telegraph.co.uk or find @dailytpodcast on TikTok, Instagram and X</p><p><br></p><p>► Sign up to our most popular newsletter, From the Editor. Look forward to receiving free-thinking comment and the day's biggest stories, every morning. telegraph.co.uk/fromtheeditor</p><p><br></p><p><strong>The Telegraph is the Publisher Podcast Awards' Podcast Publisher of the Year 2026</strong></p><p><br></p><p>Studio Operator: Meghan Searle</p><p>Producer: Emma Williams and David Levene</p><p>Video Producer: Jim Spencer</p><p>Executive Producer: Charlotte Seligman</p><p>Editor: Camilla Tominey</p><p><br></p><p>Highlights:</p><p><br></p><ul><li>Camilla and Tim speak to Tim Montgomerie, who says he will appeal his suspension from the Reform party</li><li>Tim Montgomerie reveals that Nigel Farage says he was not aware of his suspension and believes his criticism of Mr Yusuf led to the party's decision to suspend him</li></ul>","author_name":"The Telegraph"}