Zia Yusuf after Sarah Pochin's Burqa question - "I do think it’s dumb for a party to ask the PM if they would do something the party itself wouldn’t do"

June 5th, 2025

Katie Hopkins challenged Zia Yusuf following Sarah Pochin's first question at PMQ's where she asked Keir Starmer if he was going to ban the burqa.

Ms Hopkins asked Mr Yusuf:

Dear @ZiaYusufUK

Mohammed. A @reformparty_uk ‘spokesperson’ says a burka ban is NOT party policy.

This you at work again, Mo?

What next? Sarah Pochin threaten you in the office? Need to report her to the police?

Burka ban MUST be party policy @reformparty_uk

Zia Yusuf replied to Katie Hopkins:

Nothing to do with me. Had no idea about the question nor that it wasn’t policy. Busy with other stuff.

I do think it’s dumb for a party to ask the PM if they would do something the party itself wouldn’t do.

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