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Farage Installs David Bull as Reform UK Chairman as Party Unveils Welsh Reindustrialisation Plan

David Bull steps in after Zia Yusuf’s brief departure to guide Reform UK as it leads national polls with contested proposals to revive Welsh heavy industry.

LONDON, ENGLAND - JUNE 10: Reform UK leader, Nigel Farage (L), sits next to David Bull following Mr Bull's announcement as Reform chairman at a Party press conference on June 10, 2025 in London, England. (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images)
GRAVELINES, FRANCE - MAY 31: Migrants sit on a dinghy as they wait to sail into the English Channel on May 31, 2025 in Gravelines, France. The numbers of migrants crossing the English Channel in small boats is up roughly 40% on last year. It was reported in April that the UK and France are holding negotiations over a potential deal to return irregular migrants who cross the English Channel in small boats. The pilot scheme would see the UK send a limited number of people who have crossed illegally sent back to France, in exchange for accepting some people who have a case for family reunification and right to be in the UK. (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images)
British MP and Reform UK party leader Nigel Farage speaks during the party's local elections campaign launch at Utilita Arena Birmingham, in Birmingham, Britain, March 28, 2025. REUTERS/Isabel Infantes/ File Photo

Overview

  • Nigel Farage announced former MEP and TV presenter David Bull as Reform UK’s new chairman, charging him with uniting the party’s volunteer base.
  • Zia Yusuf resigned after describing an MP’s burqa ban question as “dumb” but returned 48 hours later to head the party’s UK DOGE efficiency unit following Farage’s forgiveness.
  • In Port Talbot, Farage pledged to reopen south Wales coal mines and reactivate mothballed blast furnaces, a proposal experts warn would be impractical and cost billions.
  • Reform UK tops YouGov national voting intention at about 29 percent—surpassing Labour and the Conservatives—and has secured majority control of nine councils plus minority control in three others.
  • Critics highlight chaotic governance in Reform-controlled councils, with 33 meetings cancelled or postponed in the first nine weeks under its leadership.