Suella Braverman Defects to Reform UK: "Feels Like I've Come Home"
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News18•26-01-2026, 21:23
Suella Braverman Defects to Reform UK: "Feels Like I've Come Home"
- •Indian-origin former UK Home Secretary Suella Braverman has left the Conservative Party and joined Reform UK, becoming the latest Tory MP to defect.
- •Braverman announced her move at a Reform UK event in London, stating, "I feel like I’ve come home," and confirmed her resignation from the Conservative whip and 30-year party membership.
- •She previously served as attorney general under Boris Johnson and twice as home secretary, first under Liz Truss and then Rishi Sunak, before being sacked over an article.
- •Braverman is now Reform UK’s eighth MP and the third sitting Conservative MP to defect to Nigel Farage’s party in eleven days, following Robert Jenrick and Andrew Rosindell.
- •At the rally, Braverman criticized Britain as "broken," with "out of control" immigration, urging a choice between "managed decline" or fixing the country.
Why It Matters: Suella Braverman, former UK Home Secretary, has defected from the Conservative Party to Reform UK.
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