Former Farage ally suspended from Reform after hitting out at Zia Yusuf

Former Farage ally suspended from Reform after hitting out at Zia Yusuf Tim Montgomerie suggested in a podcast that ‘Nigel has fallen out of love with Zia’ - Bookmark - CommentsGo to comments Reform UK has suspended a high-profile supporter and one-time Farage ally after he criticised the party’s home affairs spokesperson Zia Yusuf for not being a “team player”. Tim Montgomerie, a commentator and party board member, has been openly critical of Mr Yusuf in recent weeks and suggested in a podcast that "Nigel has fallen out of love with Zia.” It comes days after he hit out at Mr Yusuf for calling a former Tory defence secretary a “traitor” and suggested that he Wallace should be prosecuted for his role in Afghans coming to Britain after the UK’s withdrawal. Speaking on the Spectator's Coffee House Shots podcast, Mr Montgomerie said: “It was unprecedented for Farage to criticise him last week, but did he take down the tweet that Nigel criticised? No. He wouldn't. He's loyal to Nigel as he has to be if he wants to succeed him, but in terms of being able to really play as a team player... “He has consistently freelanced on Twitter , on for example, accepting Conservative candidates, Suella Braverman and Robert Jenrick, even though he knew they were being wooed. But it was his way of trying to undermine that policy.” Reform UK has now confirmed Mr Montgomerie has been suspended from the party. More follows on this breaking news story... Join our commenting forum Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies Comments [Image text:] BREAKING NEWS