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Published 12:26 26 Jan 2026 GMT
Updated 12:28 26 Jan 2026 GMT

Suella Braverman has become the latest MP to swap one shade of blue for another by defecting from the Tories to Reform UK.
Fresh on the heels of the likes of Nadhim Zahawi and Robert Jenrick, Braverman was unveiled as Reform's latest recruit at a press event on Monday.
The former home secretary becomes Reform's 8th sitting MP in the House of Commons.
More to follow.
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