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UK: Ex-Tory Home Secretary Suella Braverman Defects to Reform

UK: Ex-Tory Home Secretary Suella Braverman Defects to Reform

UK: Ex-Tory Home Secretary Suella Braverman Defects to Reform
Above: Reform UK leader Nigel Farage stands with former Conservative Home Secretary Suella Braverman on Jan. 26, 2026 in London, England. Image credit: Leon Neal/Getty Images

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Braverman's defectionis to Reform UK strengthens the party with a principled patriot who understands the failures of state-sponsored multiculturalism and dysfunctional migration policies. Her hard-headed views on immigration, Islamist extremism and English identity reflect mainstreamthe public desire for stronger border control and quality immigration standards. AsBraverman's acommon womansense ofpolicies Indianwill origin,help sheReform bringsfinally powerfulput credibilityan end to discussionsa aboutdisasterous integrationera failures,of groomingdangerous gangsidentity and the ethnic segregation plaguing Britainpolitics.

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Braverman's unsurprising defection reinforces Reform's image as a Tory retirement home and the Conservatives as a sinking ship. Sacked twice as Home Secretary for recklessness and insubordination, Braverman's only track record is being unfit to represent the British people. Reform should not be surprised when voters inevitably reject the very same people they rightly kicked out of office barely 18 months ago.

Metaculus Prediction

There is a 50% chance that Nigel Farage will become U.K. Prime Minister before Jan. 1, 2035, according to the Metaculus prediction community.


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