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Farage Rebukes Spokesman Over ‘Traitor’ Slur, Prisoner Deportation Plan

8/11/2026

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Reform leader Nigel Farage reprimanded home affairs spokesman Zia Yusuf after Yusuf called former defence secretary Ben Wallace a “traitor”.
Reform UK announced it would deport prisoners to their home countries or, failing that, to places such as El Salvador.
Ben Wallace criticised the policy as “intemperate” and “made-up”.
Labour MP Oliver Ryan called Yusuf’s “traitor” remark a disgrace and demanded his removal.

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Reform leader Nigel Farage reprimanded home affairs spokesman Zia Yusuf after Yusuf called former defence secretary Ben Wallace a “traitor”.
Reform UK announced it would deport prisoners to their home countries or, failing that, to places such as El Salvador.
Ben Wallace criticised the policy as “intemperate” and “made-up”.
Labour MP Oliver Ryan called Yusuf’s “traitor” remark a disgrace and demanded his removal.