Reform’s Zia Yusuf speaks during a press conference on prison capacity Zia Yusuf has taken aim at anyone who has the “right honourable” title – the exact honorific style used by several of his Reform UK colleagues. His attack comes shortly after Reform already suspended one of his most vocal critics, prominent Nigel Farage ally Tim Montgomerie. Yusuf wrote on X: “Have you noticed the people with ‘Right Honourable’ in their titles are among the most dishonourable people in the country?” Yusuf’s colleague, Reform’s Treasury spokesperson and Tory defector Robert Jenrick, holds that very title. The Conservative Party’s official X account tagged Jenrick in a reply on social media, adding: “He means you mate.” Suella Braverman, a former home secretary who was elected as a Tory MP in 2024 but defected earlier this year, is also a “Right Honourable”. Other ex-Conservative ministers who defected to Reform but are no longer MPs – Nadhim Zahawi, Nadine Dorries and Jake Berry – would have been targeted by the same X post, too. The style means someone was previously appointed to the Privy Council, an advisory body to the sovereign, on advice of the prime minister. All cabinet ministers are, by custom, privy counsellors for life which is how Jenrick, Braverman, Zahawi, Dorries and Berry all received the title. Many X userscriticised Yusuf’s “dishonourable” attack, pointing out that he describes himself as the “Shadow home secretary”. However, he is neither a peer nor an MP and Reform is not the official opposition. Only the party with the second largest proportion of MPs – currently the Conservatives – is entitled to have a shadow cabinet. Yusuf also suggested he was a victim of the media following the coverage of Montgomerie’s suspension from the party. The political commentary, who defected from the Tories in 2024, told the Spectator on Tuesday that Yusuf needed to become a team player and should not act “like a child” in politics. Montgomerie alleged Yusuf was also set on being Farage’s successor as the Reform leader. It’s understood his suspension followed the podcast’s recording but came before the episode was published online. Montgomerie has since alleged that Farage did not know about the decision to suspend him in a subsequent social media video, and revealed he intends to appeal the decision. Yusuf did not address Montgomerie’s criticism directly but claimed on X last night: “The entire Tory client press is now out to get me because they’ve seen same the polling I have. I am a lethal electoral threat to their party. “They know I am locked onto the target of making Nigel Farage Prime Minister. And I will not be deterred.” Listen to Commons People, the podcast that makes politics easy. Every week, Kevin Schofield and Kate Nicholson unpack the week’s biggest stories to keep you informed. Join us for straightforward analysis of what’s going on at Westminster. Related... Reform Suspends Senior Figure Amid Public Attacks On Zia Yusuf Exclusive: Vodafone Reject Zia Yusuf's Demand They Stop Giving SIM Cards To Migrant Charity Zia Yusuf Snubs Nigel Farage By Not Deleting X Post Calling Ben Wallace 'A Traitor To Britain'