Rael Braverman joined Reform UK in December 2024. He announced his defection from the Conservative Party on social media, citing disillusionment with the Tories’ “incompetence and failure to deliver.”
Head of DOGE for Reform UK, Zia Yusuf, continually attacked Rael's wife, Suella Braverman, yesterday after news of an Afghan data leak emerged, resulting in thousands of Afghans being relocated to the UK. The data leak and relocation details were hidden from the public via a super-injunction.
This morning Rael Braverman announced that he has left Reform UK with "immediate effect".
Many believe his departure followed tensions, including Reform UK’s criticism of his wife, Suella Braverman, over her record as Home Secretary and the party’s rejection of her potential defection to Reform UK.
James Heale, Deputy Political Editor at the @spectator posted to X:
Rael Braverman quits after Reform went heavy on the Afghan data scandal and the record of the Tory government in which his wife, Suella, served as Home Secretary.
The Mercian News also commented on X:
UPDATE: Suella Braverman's husband Rael Braverman, who joined Reform UK last year, shows his frustration with the apparent news of Nigel Farage being against the inclusion of his wife.
https://twitter.com/raelbrav/status/1945423933617881562
https://twitter.com/JAHeale/status/1945430089891459338
https://twitter.com/TheMercianNews/status/1944055056212410833
