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Conservatives Retract Statement Referencing Suella Braverman's Mental Health
The Conservative Party retracted a draft statement linking Suella Braverman’s mental health to her defection amid criticism from MPs and mental health charities.
- On Monday the Conservative Party issued a statement referencing Suella Braverman's mental health and retracted that section two hours later, saying it was a draft sent in error.
- At a Westminster press conference, Braverman said she no longer felt politically at home after hostile briefings, citing Kemi Badenoch's past comment about her nervous breakdown.
- The original Tory statement provoked anger across Westminster, with Reform UK calling it gutter politics and mental-health charities warning such comments stigmatise people and are unacceptable.
- Several more Tory MPs and peers are expected to defect before May 7, while John Glen, Parliamentary Private Secretary to Kemi Badenoch, has held breakfasts with potential defectors including Sir John Hayes, Esther McVey and Sir Desmond Swayne.
- Braverman said she felt she had come home to Reform despite Reform failing to win Fareham and Waterlooville in 2024 and held a Westminster press conference with Nigel Farage, who said last year he didn’t want her in Reform.
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Suella Braverman: Conservative MP Andrew Griffith admits attack on new Reform defector was 'wrong' for mentioning mental health
A Conservative MP has admitted that the Tory Party’s attack on Suella Braverman over her defection to Reform UK was “wrong” after it referenced her mental health.Shadow Business Secretary Andrew Griffith told GB News that such attacks should never focus on individual characteristics, saying the statement was a mistake before welcoming its retraction.The former Home Secretary became the fifth sitting Tory MP to switch to Nigel Farage’s Reform UK …
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