US EditionFormer Tory home secretary Suella Braverman defects to Reform
Suella Braverman, former Home Secretary, joins Reform UK, raising its MPs to eight amid criticism of Tory immigration policies and broken promises, with the party leading polls, according to reports.
- On February 12, Suella Braverman announced she had defected to Reform UK at a London veterans rally, greeting her on stage and raising Reform's MPs to eight, Nigel Farage said.
- Braverman said she had lost trust in the Conservative Party, accusing it of lies and betrayal; she criticised immigration, asserting `Immigration is out of control`, and said she was blocked and sacked after urging withdrawal from the European Convention on Human Rights.
- Labour and other opponents condemned the recruitment, calling Reform a `band of failed Tories`; the Conservative Party briefly linked Braverman's defection to mental health before retracting, while Nigel Farage had earlier said he did not want her in Reform but welcomed her experience onstage.
- Polls and recent defections position Reform UK as a stronger opponent to Kemi Badenoch in upcoming fights, with implications for May local elections and the northwestern by-election.
- A Reform UK policy document promises a statutory bar and pardons for British veterans, citing 11% responsibility in the Troubles and noting 30 inquests and around 600 civil cases, with the pledge to end legal actions.
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Reform UK pulls off biggest Conservative defection yet
Reform U.K., the rising right-wing populist political party threatening to eclipse the Conservatives in British politics, has just scored its biggest defection yet. Former Home Secretary Suella Braverman appeared alongside Reform leader Nigel Farage at a Veterans for Reform rally in London on Monday, where she condemned her former party, the Conservatives, as having “utterly failed to do the right thing for the British people.” “Because I believ…
As the third Conservative MP in line, Suella Braverman announces her switch to Reform UK on Monday.
"I've Come Home": British-Indian Ex-MP Defects To Anti-Immigration Reform UK
Suella Braverman, former UK home secretary in the previous Conservative Party led government, on Monday defected to the anti-immigration Reform UK saying she is "calling time" on the Tories for letting immigration get "out of control".
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