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Zia Yusuf Defends Immigration Policy in Heated Debate

11/17/2025

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Zia Yusuf, Reform's head of policy, debated Sky News presenter Matt Barbet about immigration on November 16, 2025.
Yusuf argued illegal immigration imposes a financial burden on British taxpayers.
Barbet asked about Yusuf's parents' immigration from Sri Lanka in the 1980s, a question Yusuf deemed irrelevant.
The exchange followed comments from Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood about changes to housing support for asylum seekers under Labour.

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Zia Yusuf, Reform's head of policy, debated Sky News presenter Matt Barbet about immigration on November 16, 2025.
Yusuf argued illegal immigration imposes a financial burden on British taxpayers.
Barbet asked about Yusuf's parents' immigration from Sri Lanka in the 1980s, a question Yusuf deemed irrelevant.
The exchange followed comments from Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood about changes to housing support for asylum seekers under Labour.