Reform’s Zia Yusuf accused of ‘straightforward racism’ over comments on Somali-born Labour council leader
A Cabinet minister has accused Reform UK chairman Zia Yusuf of "pretty straightforward racism" after he highlighted the Somali birthplace of Sagal Abdi-Wali, a favourite to become Labour's candidate in the Holborn and St Pancras by-election. The row centres on whether it is legitimate to question a foreign-born prospective MP's national origin and loyalties, exposing…