Suella Braverman, a British Indian Conservative leader, apologized for her party's performance over the last 14 years after retaining her seat in the 2024 General Election. The Labour Party achieved a significant victory, leading to a majority in the House of Commons. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak retained his seat but couldn't secure a win for his party.

Suella Braverman, the ousted British Indian Conservative Party leader, issued a public apology on Friday for her party's performance over the past 14 years, following her victory in the 2024 General Election.

According to official results, the Labour Party has achieved a substantial majority in the UK Parliament and will form the next government with an estimated 160-seat lead in the House of Commons.

Rishi Sunak, the UK's first British Indian-origin prime minister, successfully retained his Richmond and Northallerton seat in northern England, securing 23,059 votes. However, his efforts were not enough to secure a national victory for the Conservative Party, which ends a 14-year tenure in government.

Braverman, who has a Goan-origin father and Tamil-origin mother, emotionally addressed her constituents in the newly-created Fareham and Waterlooville constituency, saying, "I want to briefly address the results around the country, and there's only one thing I can say... sorry. I'm sorry. The Great British people voted for us over 14 years and we did not keep our promises... we acted like we were entitled to your votes."

She emphasized the need for the Conservative Party to learn from their mistakes, stating, "We've acted as if we're entitled to your vote regardless of what we did, regardless of what we didn't do, despite promising time after time that we would do those things and we need to learn our lesson because if we don't, bad as tonight has been for my party, we'll have many worse nights to come."

Braverman also pledged to rebuild trust and improve the party's responsiveness to public concerns, saying, "The country deserves better and we've got to do better and I will do everything in my power to rebuild trust. We need to listen to you – you have spoken to us very clearly."

Braverman has represented Fareham since 2015, securing re-election in both 2017 and 2019 with increasing Conservative support each time.

Her stint as Home Secretary ended abruptly in late 2023 after a public disagreement with Prime Minister Sunak over an article criticizing the Metropolitan Police's handling of pro-Palestine protests. Braverman alleged that Sunak dismissed her for opposing the "appeasement of Islamists" and warned against a "ghettoised society where free expression and British values are diluted."

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