A GB News commentator has suggested that former Home Secretary Suella Braverman would be a “huge coup” for Reform UK if she were to defect to the party.
Claire Pearsall said on the People’s Channel that she expects Braverman to make the move sooner than the 18-month timeline suggested by some sources.
“I think it would be a huge coup for Reform to take somebody like her and also as a female, because they do have a bit of a woman problem,” Pearsall stated.
The comments come as Suella Braverman’s husband, Rael, is set to join Reform UK as a senior campaigner focusing on farmers’ issues.
Claire Pearsall says she expects Braverman to join Reform
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Braverman quickly dismissed speculation about her own potential defection, stating: “I am not defecting.”
She added: “This is the 21st century and not the 18th, my husband does not speak for me nor does he control my political affiliations.”
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Suella BravermanPAAnnouncing his decision online, Braverman said he left the Conservative Party because “it has become a shadow of what it once stood for.”
Fellow GB News commentator Dawn Neesom highlighted Reform UK’s gender imbalance, noting that “they have a bit of what is a power male style problem.”
“The five MPs are white men of a certain age,” Dawn added.
Reform UK has seen several high-profile Conservative defections in recent weeks, including former Tory MP Andrea Jenkyns and Boris Johnson’s ex-adviser Tim Montgomerie.
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The party now boasts 105,000 members across 400 branches, according to Reform chairman Zia Yusuf.
The party is gaining momentum in Wales ahead of the 2026 Senedd elections.
Former Conservative MP Lee Anderson, who defected to Reform in March, has been actively meeting with Conservatives who lost their seats, encouraging them to switch allegiance.
Speaking at the Spectator’s Parliamentarian of the Year awards last week, Nigel Farage declared: “At the next election in 2029 there will be hundreds of newcomers under the Reform UK label.”
“We are about to witness a political revolution the likes of which you’ve not seen since Labour after the First World War,” he added.
The party’s prospects appear to be rising, with a recent Find Out Now poll showing Reform overtaking Labour, pushing them into third place with 24 per cent support.
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