Ex-Tory Zia Yusuf attacks current Tories in desperate grab for relevancy

Ex-Tory MP Zia Yusuf has attacked his former party on X, insisting the Conservative Party are responsible for the state of the UK. We agree, of course. Yet it feels awfully convenient from a guy who said nothing when it mattered most.

Once again, Reform reveal their true focus: shifting blame onto others while shielding themselves.

The Tories starved our military of resource, let DEI trample its recruiting, and allowed our warriors to be prosecuted at the behest of foreign courts.

They will never be forgiven.

— Zia Yusuf (@ZiaYusufUK) January 20, 2026

Reform dodging responsibility: A familiar reflex

After years of neoliberal privatisation and profiteering off the taxpayer, Farage and co would rather the British public turn on immigrants and the vulnerable than hold the super-rich to account. They’ve stoked attacks on trans communities and sought to exploit rising violence against women and children by pointing the finger at “foreign men”.

We wrote in October about how violence against women and girls is not an ‘immigrant issue’, but more reflective of patriarchal attitudes and behaviour in general:

In the last 20 years, sexual offences have increased: from 970 against young girls under-13, and 8,192 against women over 16 to 5,067 and 49,075 respectively. When looking at all rapes, crimes have increased by 511%.

Yusuf has clearly found the right political home, as his self-interested instinct to deflect responsibility is welcome in the party. However, rooting a party in the principle of ‘blaming the other’ is bound to bite them in the arse at some point. Reform have attracted significant controversy as a result of the wave of Tory defections into the far-right party. Built on Tory-bashing, their party now teeters on civil war between self-proclaimed ‘saviours’ of the electorate and its members. Undoubtedly, angry members will demand answers for their silence when ex-Tories still had ‘seats at the table’.

1. Stop saying DEI this isn't the US.
2. You are literally the Tory Party, there is no ideological difference between the two of you https://t.co/69M7i84wkx

— Curtis Daly (@CurtisDaly_) January 20, 2026

"and that's why I'm delighted to welcome Ben Wallace and Gavin Williamson to Reform" – next month https://t.co/IRxOYQNEs9

— 🇸🇳 AFCON Horace, tonicke purveyor 🇵🇸 (@eff_hey) January 20, 2026

Loyalty dies first; self-interest endures.

This hypocrisy lays bare the self-interest driving Reform UK’s leaders and their billionaire backers. Yusuf cares little for his own track record or the merit of his contributions; he’s far more focused on attacking former allies once they lose popular support.

Meanwhile, the super-rich have pushed their wealth to staggering new heights, hoarding $18.3tn. For perspective, the entire US GDP is $29tn, meaning just 3,000 individuals hold more than half of America’s population combined. Reform UK and the richest exploit ego and arrogance in the public to tighten their stranglehold on the UK economy.

Meanwhile, those with legitimate cause to rage only hurt themselves, striking down while the real enemy looms above.

This is the reason billionaires are demonising immigrants and refugees so much.

They've hoarded the wealth of the world and hope you'll be distracted. pic.twitter.com/IeV9lbhjEc

— Canary (@TheCanaryUK) January 20, 2026

Featured image via the Canary