Former Conservative minister Suella Braverman joins Reform UK, while the Prime Minister defends blocking a Labour mayor from a by-election and a fatal shooting by Border Patrol agents occurs in Minneapolis.

On January 26, 2026, former Conservative home secretary Suella Braverman defected to Reform UK, becoming the third sitting Tory MP to do so in eleven days, while Prime Minister defended blocking Manchester mayor Andy Burnham from the Gorton and Denton by-election, and 37-year-old Alex Pretti was shot dead by Border Patrol agents in Minneapolis on Saturday.