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Reform UK chairman Zia Yusuf today vowed to use 'every instrument of power available' to stop migrants being housed in areas where it now controls councils.He said the party would use judicial reviews, injunctions and even planning laws to resist asylum seekers being placed in the parts of England where it is now in power.Reform, led by Nigel Farage, gained more than 600 council seats and took control of 10 local authorities in Thursday's local elections.The party also secured another MP by winning the Runcorn and Helsby by-election, and won mayoralties in Greater Lincolnshire and Hull and East Yorkshire.Mr Yusuf set out Reform's intent to shake up town halls following their success across the country, which Mr Farage branded a 'Reform-quake'.He pledged to introduce taskforces to audit spending in councils, as part of a promised crackdown on diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives.Mr Yusuf also set his sights on taking over the House of Commons at the next general election, claiming his party were on course for 'between 350 to 400 MPs'.'Nigel will be our prime minister,' he said of Reform's leader.