The Daily T Braverman blasts Tory ‘lies’ in revenge Reform defection
Jan 26, 2026
Rosie Duffield, former Labour MP for Canterbury who left the party in 2024, gives a blunt take on internal Labour disputes and leadership. She criticises Keir Starmer’s managerial style and discusses Andy Burnham being blocked from a return to Westminster. Short, sharp conversations about party infighting, leadership battles and the shifting political landscape.
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Hosts’ Missed Morning Scoop
- Camilla Tominey recounts planning to attend a Prosper UK event while Suella Braverman unexpectedly defected to Reform at a veterans' press conference.
- Tim Stanley says he missed Braverman's moment because he was at the Prosper UK 'wet Tory' gathering with Amber Rudd and others.
Conference Seeded Tory-To-Reform Network
- Tim links several Reform defectors through a 2023 National Conservative Conference that provided philosophical cover for Trumpism and Brexit.
- He suggests that event and post-conference meetings seeded a Tory-to-Reform network.
Christmas Encounters And Family Fallout
- Camilla describes meeting Mr Braverman at a GB News-associated Christmas event where his defection as a Reform member was already known.
- She recounts a summer falling-out between Mr Braverman and Zia Yusuf that preceded Suella Braverman's eventual jump.