Suella Braverman Shocks UK Politics by Defecting to Reform UK
A major shift is rippling through British politics tonight and it could reshape the balance on the right for years to come.
Former Home Secretary Suella Braverman has walked away from the Conservative Party after three decades and crossed the floor to join Reform UK, the party led by Nigel Farage. The announcement was made not quietly, but on stage at a Reform rally in central London, turning what might have been a routine defection into a political statement aimed straight at Westminster.
Braverman is no minor figure. She has been an MP since 2015, served as attorney general and twice held the powerful role of home secretary. She became one of the most recognisable voices on the Conservative right, known for hardline positions on immigration, law and order and Britain’s relationship with international courts. Her exit is not just personal. It is symbolic.
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In her speech to Reform supporters, Braverman said she had resigned her Conservative membership of 30 years and described her move as coming home. She painted a bleak picture of the country, arguing that Britain is broken, public services are failing, borders are not secure and national confidence has drained away. Reform UK, she said, offers a clearer path to change.
This move brings the number of sitting Reform MPs to eight, with Braverman becoming the third Conservative MP this month to defect. That matters. Reform is no longer just a protest party on the fringes. It is building a parliamentary presence and it is doing so by pulling experienced figures directly from the Conservatives.
For Nigel Farage, this is a high-profile win. It strengthens his claim that Reform is uniting the right and becoming the main home for voters and politicians who feel the Conservatives have lost their nerve. For the Conservative Party, already weakened after losing power, this is another blow to unity and credibility, especially among right-leaning supporters.
Critics have been quick to respond. Labour has dismissed the move as proof that Reform is filling up with politicians who helped create the problems they now complain about. Liberal Democrats have pointed to Braverman’s controversial record in office, including her dismissals as home secretary, arguing this is reinvention, not renewal.
But politics is about momentum and momentum is clearly shifting. Braverman’s defection raises serious questions about whether the Conservative right is fragmenting and whether Reform UK could turn parliamentary footholds into real electoral power.
This story is still unfolding and the consequences could stretch well beyond one party switch. Stay with us as we track the reactions, the fallout and what this means for the future direction of British politics.
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