Politics
Suella Braverman’s attack on the Tories backfires spectacularly
Reform UK has found itself in a strange position this year. On the one hand, it’s very keen to criticise the actions of the past Tory government. On the other, it’s welcomed Tory politicians who caused the issues they’re now complaining about. This situation is compounded by the fact that ex-Tories like Suella Braverman keep wading into the debate themselves:
Not sure "Why didn't you undo the stupid decision I took" is exactly the gotcha Suella thinks it is… https://t.co/BcaYaLl86k
— (((Dan Hodges))) (@DPJHodges) August 23, 2026
Pure prejudice
Firstly, we should explain how this all started for Suella Braverman – namely with the following video:
Just another day in @JamesCleverly’s constituency.
Unless we get a Reform government, every town in Britain will look like this. pic.twitter.com/y38AnAlKQt
— Nigel Farage (@Nigel_Farage) August 23, 2026
As Reform UK Exposed highlighted:
Nigel Farage has posted this video with no credit. Want to know why? Because it was filmed by ‘Free Speech Shell’, a hard-right ‘auditor’ and Tommy Robinson collaborator.
[Nigel Farage] and [Reform UK] are in bed with the hard-right again, because everything else they’ve got has failed.
Tory James Cleverly also responded, noting:
Wait until Nigel finds out that these people are in Braintree because Suella Braverman and Rob Jenrick opened an asylum accommodation centre in my constituency.
Where are Rob and Suella now?
To make something clear, we’re not celebrating Cleverly’s ‘gotcha’. We presume that the people in the video are refugees waiting for their asylum cases to be processed. Because the UK doesn’t allow asylum seekers to work during this period, these people literally have nothing to do but sit around all day. The solution to that problem isn’t to belittle them; it’s to let them work.
Well said.
If this govt was serious about refugees making an economic contribution, they’d start by giving asylum seekers back the right to work. https://t.co/S2XEZhZDoD — Zoe Gardner (@ZoeJardiniere) June 30, 2026
As noted, Suella Braverman later responded to Cleverly, earning the following community note:
You were Home Secretary after me.
If you were so opposed to Wethersfield, you could have shut it down.
Why didn’t you do that? https://t.co/OxZNaSNz5o
— Suella Braverman (@SuellaBraverman) August 23, 2026
Embarrassing for Suella Braverman
As we covered on 23 August, Suella Braverman is reportedly very unhappy in Reform right now. With exchanges like this, you can see why. Reform needs to attack the Tories’ record, and yet she’s a key part of that record. All she’s achieving with back and forths like the above is reminding everyone of that.
Featured image via Sky News
By Willem Moore
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