Liam Jacobs Makes Dramatic Return to DA Ahead of 2026 Elections

Liam Jacobs defects back to the DA – The Mail & Guardian

Liam Jacobs has returned to the Democratic Alliance after a short stint with the Patriotic Alliance. Jacobs left the DA in June 2025 to join the PA while he was serving as a member of parliament. Before defecting to the PA and being an MP, Jacobs served as leader of the Democratic Alliance Students Organisation from 2022 until he left for the PA.  Jacobs was touted to be the PA’s mayoral candidate in Cape Town. In a statement on Monday, DA leade…

‘We welcome him back’: Liam Jacobs returns to DA from PA after leaving DA for PA

Liam Jacobs has made a sensational return to the DA after a year with Gayton Mckenzie’s Patriotic Alliance (PA).

Liam Jacobs makes dramatic return to DA ahead of 2026 elections

Liam Jacobs quits Gayton McKenzie's PA to rejoin DA

Patriotic Alliance (PA) member Liam Jacobs has returned to the Democratic Alliance (DA), less than a year after his high-profile departure from the party. According to reports, DA Federal Chairperson and Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis motivated for Jacobs’ return during an online party meeting on Sunday evening, paving the way for the former DA member to rejoin the organisation in a consulting capacity. Dramatic turnaround The move marks a d…

From PA to DA: Liam Jacobs makes swift political U‑turn

Patriotic Alliance (PA) member Liam Jacobs will be moving back to the DA, less than a year after he left the party.

Liam Jacobs makes political U-turn to DA ahead of local government elections

Patriotic Alliance (PA) Johannesburg councillor Liam Jacobs had made a political u-turn to the Democratic Alliance ahead of the local