Suella Braverman Warns UK Could Fall Under Islamist Rule, Echoing JD Vance’s Nuclear Concerns
At a recent speech at the Heritage Foundation in Washington DC, former UK Home Secretary Suella Braverman warned that Britain could face a future under Muslim fundamentalism, potentially resembling the situation in Iran. Echoing a controversial comment made by US Vice President JD Vance last year, Braverman suggested the UK could become the first Islamist nation with nuclear weapons. “Vice President JD Vance, at the National Conservative Conference, where I also spoke last summer, mentioned that the UK could be the first Islamist country with nuclear capabilities. I don’t believe he was entirely joking,” she stated. “What if Islamic fundamentalism takes over in the UK, replacing our legal system with Sharia law, and placing our nuclear arsenal in the hands of a regime similar to Iran’s?” she added.
Braverman also warned that mass migration poses a significant threat to Western civilization. She expressed concern about the changing demographics of the UK, suggesting it could eventually challenge the US strategically. “Could it be that, in 20 years, the UK — rather than China or Russia — becomes the greatest strategic threat to the US, as a result of weak leadership and a fractured relationship?” she asked.
In her remarks, Braverman praised the victory of Donald Trump in the US elections, seeing it as a win for freedom, and expressed hope for a resurgence of freedom in the Western world. “Thankfully, the tide is turning toward freedom. If the revival fails in the US, it will be a loss for all of us, and the consequences will be irreversible,” she said. “But if the US prevails, we will all benefit. The US needs its allies,” she emphasized.
Braverman also criticized the far-left’s embrace of multiculturalism, calling it a flawed ideology. “The idea that multiculturalism is purely beneficial is falling apart quickly, along with many other far-left ideals. Progressive thinking is losing traction — among the young, the old, blue-collar, and white-collar workers alike,” she stated.
Her comments echoed those made by JD Vance, who, in the lead-up to the US Presidential election, raised concerns about the UK’s future under a left-wing government. Speaking at the National Conservatism Conference, Vance speculated that the UK might become the first Islamist country to acquire nuclear weapons, given the influence of the Labour Party. “We were discussing nuclear proliferation, and I wondered aloud which country might be the first truly Islamist state with nuclear weapons. We thought maybe Iran, or Pakistan, but ultimately concluded it could be the UK, especially with Labour in power,” Vance remarked.
The exchange of views highlights growing anxieties in both the UK and the US over the impact of immigration, the future of Western democracies, and the ideological battle between progressive and conservative values.
