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Zia Yusuf

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Zia Yusuf is a British businessman and Reform UK politician. He co-founded the concierge company Velocity Black, was the chairman of Reform UK from 2024 to 2025 and was named the party's home affairs spokesman in February 2026.

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What we have documented

We have documented 1 statement by Zia Yusuf, in 1 case. Each statement below gives the quotation, its original source and a link to the full case.

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Statements by Zia Yusuf

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Zia Yusuf

Role at the time: Reform UK home affairs spokesman

Condemned

Statement summary

Yusuf says Britain did more than any other country to end slavery, and pledges that instead of apologising, Reform would stop issuing visas to nationals of countries that demand reparations.

“It’s insane that Burnham is considering apologising for slavery. Britain did MORE THAN ANY OTHER COUNTRY to end it.”
Read the original post (opens in a new tab)Zia Yusuf says it is "insane" that Burnham is considering apologising for slaveryPost 2116615604346007997
Why we used this label

The reference point is Andy Burnham's position, set out on October 30, 2026, that he is open to calls for a formal apology on behalf of the British state for the transatlantic slave trade while ruling out financial reparations. Yusuf calls Burnham's consideration of an apology "insane" and proposes refusing visas instead of apologising, so he opposes the position under review.

Read statementFull case: Andy Burnham says he is open to a formal UK apology for slavery and rules out reparations; Conservative and Reform UK leaders object, and CARICOM calls for repair

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Case

Andy Burnham says he is open to a formal UK apology for slavery and rules out reparations; Conservative and Reform UK leaders object, and CARICOM calls for repair

Relationship to this case: Speaker

UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham says he is open to calls for a formal British state apology for the transatlantic slave trade but rules out financial reparations. Kemi Badenoch and Nigel Farage oppose an apology, and CARICOM says an apology without repair is incomplete.

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