Coffee House Shots: Reform's Zia Yusuf in conversation with Michael Gove

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🗓️ 8 September 2025

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At the Reform conference in Birmingham, the Spectator's editor Michael Gove sat down with Reform UK's head of their department of government efficiency Zia Yusuf. They discussed Labour's track record in government, Zia's faith and his tech background, why leader Nigel Farage is his political hero and how AI could change Britain.

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0:32.5	We are exceptionally lucky to have Zia Yusuf joining us.
0:43.3	Zia, as you will know, has been appointed today as the intellectual powerhouse who will be driving reforms policy agenda in the run-up to the next general election.
0:53.3	So please put your hands together to welcome the spectator's guest this afternoon,
0:57.0	Zia Yusif.
0:58.0	Zia, welcome on to the spectator stage. You've been at spectator events before, and today
1:15.5	Nigel announced that you are going to be driving the policy agenda for the next general election.
1:21.8	What does that role involve, and what are the top two or three priorities in terms of policy
1:27.0	that you will be working on?
1:29.1	Well, first of all, thank you all for being here. It's so important. You know, we have so much
1:34.5	energy and optimism as part of this conference. And it's what fuels all of us, it fuels the entire
1:41.8	movement. Thanks to the spectator for hosting this event too.
1:47.1	So what is head of policy means?
1:49.3	It's kind of exactly what it sounds like.
1:52.2	It's what it says on the tin.
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