Minister accuses Reform's Zia Yusuf of 'straightforward racism' over remark about London by-election contender

Reform’s home affairs spokesman was criticised for a tweet about Sagal Abdi-Wali, a former child refugee from Somalia and the leader of Camden council

Reform UK’s home affairs spokesperson has faced criticism within party after post about Sagal Abdi-Wali, a former child refugee Labour has accused Reform’s Zia Yusuf of “straightforward racism” after he suggested the party’s frontrunner to replace Keir Starmer in the Holborn and St Pancras byelection was not British. S

Cabinet Minister Jonathan Reynolds was responding to comments Mr Yusuf made about a potential Labour by-election candidate who was born in Somalia

Zia Yusuf made the comments about Labour by-election hopeful Sagal Abdi-Wali on social media last week