‘A democratic outrage!’ Zia Yusuf accuses Keir Starmer of ‘dragging the UK back into EU’

On 11 January 2026, GB News published an editorial in which Reform UK’s head of DOGE, Zia Yusuf, publicly accused Prime Minister Keir Starmer of covertly working to reverse the 2016 Brexit referendum and drag the United Kingdom back into the European Union. Yusuf described Starmer’s alleged stance as a ‘democratic outrage’ and warned that it would undermine the country’s sovereignty and the principles upheld by the referendum. The criticism came amid increasing debate over Starmer’s approach to UK‑EU relations and the broader debate about Britain’s post‑Brexit future. The piece was written by journalist Gabrielle Wilde and appeared at 20:30 UK time, drawing attention from both UK political circles and the international press.