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‘They’re a disgrace!’ Watch moment Zia Yusuf tears into ‘detrimental’ civil servants after threat to revolt under Reform

Watch the moment Reform’s policy chief Zia Yusuf tore into “detrimental” civil servants after a threat to quit en masse if Reform are catapulted into Government at the next election.

Delivering a damning tirade on GB News against the threat of a revolt, Mr Yusuf said: “Look, this is absolutely outrageous.

“There are some good people who work at the Home Office, but there are an awful large number, way, way too many civil servants who are not just useless.

“Useless implies no added value, but [they are] actually hugely detrimental to this country.

“It’s a disgrace.

“And so what I said was, this is yet another reason to vote Reform.

“Because if the ones who are damaging the country and working against the interests of the people who pay their salaries, do not quit, they will be fired for gross misconduct.”

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