Suella Braverman’s talk at a Cambridge University Conservative Association (CUCA) event has been postponed due to a planned protest.

The former Home Secretary was due to speak at Corpus Christi College at 5pm today in CUCA’s first speaker event of the year. Announcing the event with the Queens’ alum and ex-CUCA chair, the Association said they were “extremely excited”. However, the event has been moved to a later date following “unprecedented security and logistical difficulties” caused by the protest

Her visit had sparked controversy among activist groups in Cambridge, who planned a rally outside Corpus Christi’s main entrance in an attempt to “embarrass her with numbers”.

Following the event’s postponement, a joint Instagram post by Cambridge Anti-Raids, Trans Liberation Cambridge, and the Organisation of Radical Cambridge Activists, stated: “CAMBRIDGE TWO, BRAVERMAN NIL”.

The post also encouraged individuals to “keep an eye on the CUCA socials and be ready to mobilise”. While the protest has been called off, there may still be “a small presence” outside Corpus Christi later today.

The protest was advertised by many groups outside yesterday’s Freshers’ Fair, with Cambridge for Palestine and Cambridge Stop the War handing out pamphlets supporting the event.

Braverman accused the group of using “threats, intimidation, and mob-rule tactics” to force CUCA to call off the event. “This is not a peaceful protest; it’s an attempt to silence a democratically-elected Member of Parliament and an attack on free speech and British values,” she said.

Braverman continued: “This week of all weeks, I refuse to be intimidated by the pro-Palestinian mob. I was resolute in my intention to speak to the Cambridge University Conservative Association, and whilst the event has been delayed for now, it will proceed at a future date.”

“Conservatives will not back down. I will not be silenced and neither will the millions of British people and defenders of free speech who stand proud, firm and unyielding against radical mob rule,” she added.

Szymon Sawicki, the chairman of CUCA confirmed that the event would go ahead at a later date, saying: “We want as many people as possible to attend our events.”

“It is a huge shame that a speaker who has contributed so much to the UK political environment is unable to talk about her record,” he continued.

This comes after Braverman visited the Pro-Palestinian Cambridge encampments in May with GB News, in an attempt to “genuinely enquire as to what the protesters are doing,”. During an interview with Varsity Braverman labelled the encampments “antisemitic,” claiming that during “[pro-Palestinian] marches we’ve seen antisemitic language”.

A spokesperson for ORCA told Varsity “the supposed ‘security issues’ were unfounded, and mobilised to protect Braverman from scrutiny” and that protesting “against Braverman’s authoritarian and violent politics on migration, protest and social justice […] is well within the normal right to freedom of assembly in the UK.” They continued: “Her violent policies and rhetoric have real consequences for marginalised students and community members – it’s ironic then that she’s complaining about feeling unsafe.”

“We intend to continue to exercise our freedom of speech in resisting violent far right authoritarianism. If Braverman wants to speak unopposed, we suggest she sticks to private members’ clubs,” the spokesperson stated.

A spokesperson for Stop The War said: “Protests are our right as free speech. There is no ‘mob rule’. There are only concerned citizens and students expressing their views. We will not be intimidated by Braverman’s scaremongering.”

All relevant parties have been contacted for comment