Since first becoming Chairman of the 1922 Committee in 2010, Graham Brady has overseen the election of three Conservative leaders – Theresa May, Liz Truss, and Rishi Sunak – as well as votes of confidence in both May and Boris Johnson. Serving as the voice of the Tory backbenches to the party leadership, Brady’s views on the leadership carry more weight than those of most Conservatives.
Brady said it was a ‘mistake’ for party members to have the ‘final vote’
As such, Tory members might be a little irritated to hear that Brady thinks it is ‘crazy’ that they can vote on a Conservative prime minister’s successor if they are elected in government. He told Durham students last week that it was a ‘mistake…in a parliamentary system’ for party members to have the ‘final vote’ on a new leader whilst the party is in power. He thinks they should be stripped of the right.
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