Speaking at the Reform rally, Braverman told supporters that Britain was “broken” and immigration was “out of control”.
“We can either continue down this route of managed decline to weakness and surrender. Or we can fix our country, reclaim our power, rediscover our strength,” she told the crowd.
The Conservative Party said it was “always a matter of when, not if, Suella would defect,” adding she was “clearly very unhappy”.
“There are some people who are MPs because they care about their communities and want to deliver a better country. There are others who do it for their personal ambition,” a spokesman added.
“Suella stood for leader of the Conservatives in 2022 and came sixth, behind Kemi and Tom Tugendhat. In 2024 she could not even muster enough supporters to get on the ballot.
“She has now decided to try her luck with Nigel Farage, who said last year he didn’t want her in Reform.”