Suella Braverman ruled out ever defecting to Reform UK, resurfaced video shows after the former Conservative MP announced on Monday (26 January) that she would be joining Nigel Farage’s party. The former home secretary was unveiled as the party’s eighth sitting MP during a Reform rally for veterans in London, where she told the crowd that she felt like she had “come home”. In a resurfaced interview on Chopper’s Political Podcast on GB News in October 2024, Ms Braverman ruled out ever joining the party. “ I hope I'm not driven out to Reform by my colleagues,” she added, before lamenting the loss of Lee Anderson to the party in March of that year.

The former home secretary has become the latest right-wing Tory to join Nigel Farage’s party

The MP was unveiled as the party's latest recruit by leader Nigel Farage at a rally.

Braverman becomes third sitting Conservative MP to join Nigel Farage’s party in little more than a week

Suella Braverman was unveiled at a Reform rally for veterans in London as the eighth MP for the party

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