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Liam Jacobs Makes Swift Return to DA After Less Than a Year with Patriotic Alliance
Liam Jacobs has made a swift return to the Democratic Alliance (DA) after less than a year with the Patriotic Alliance (PA).
The 25-year-old former DA MP and one-time leader of the DA Student Organisation (DASO) defected to the PA in June 2025, announcing dramatically that he was "finally free" and "finally home" while criticising the DA.
Today, 1 June 2026 almost exactly a year later, Jacobs is rejoining the DA as a consultant in Cape Town, a move reportedly championed by DA Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis and warmly welcomed by the Western Cape branch.
The rapid U-turn has drawn mixed reactions, with some calling it political opportunism or "tourism" ahead of the 2026 local elections, while others see it as a pragmatic return to familiar ground.