Graham Brady

2022 - 10 - 19

1922 Committee - Keir Starmer - PMQs today

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UK PM Liz Truss meeting 1922 Committee head Brady (Reuters)

British Prime Minister Liz Truss is meeting with Graham Brady, the head of the 1922 Committee of Conservative lawmakers, a source in Truss's Downing Street ...

Several of Truss's own Conservative lawmakers have called on her to quit, with some saying they had submitted letters of no confidence in Truss to Brady, whose committee sets the rules for selecting and changing the party's leader. Truss is battling to retain her grip on power after a tumultous six weeks in the job that has included financial market chaos in response to her government's economic programme, and the replacement of two of her most senior ministers. LONDON, Oct 20 (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Liz Truss is meeting with Graham Brady, the head of the 1922 Committee of Conservative lawmakers, a source in Truss's Downing Street office said.

Sir Graham Brady speaking to Liz Truss in Number 10 (HeraldScotland)

The Chair of the influential 1922 committee of Tory MPs was escorted into the back door of Number 10 shortly before midday. Deputy Prime Minister Therese Coffey ...

If Sir Graham told Ms Truss she had lost the confidence of her party, she would be under irresistible pressure to stand down without a vote. Meetings between the pair are also not unusual. Under the rules of the 1922 Committee, a confidence vote is triggered in the Tory leader if 15 per cent of their MPs demand one. “What we are talking about is how we strike a balance to ensure that we have control over high-skilled migrants coming into the country to ensure our The spokesman also refused to say if Ms Truss would stick to the Tory manifesto pledge to reduce net migration overall, understood to be a key disagreement with Ms Braverman ahead of her resignation. However his unscheduled arrival - echoing his visit to Boris Johnson in July, when he told the PM he had lost the confidence of the parliamentary Conservative party - has fuelled speculation that Ms Truss is also doomed.

Liz Truss meets with chair of 1922 committee Sir Graham Brady ... (The Independent)

Most likely way prime minister will be forced out is if backbench 'shop steward' informs her the game is up.

We need to effect a change, frankly, today in order to stop this shambles.” [Simon Hoare](/topic/simon-hoare), the chair of the Commons Northern Ireland committee, said: “Can the ship be turned around? [Terms of use,](https://www.independent.co.uk/service/user-policies-a6184151.html) [Cookie policy](https://www.independent.co.uk/service/cookie-policy-a6184186.html) and [Privacy notice.](https://www.independent.co.uk/service/privacy-policy-a6184181.html) [Crispin Blunt](/topic/crispin-blunt), a former minister, said: “It’s plain what is required. [Privacy policy](https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en) and [Terms of service](https://policies.google.com/terms?hl=en) apply. But I think there is about 12 hours to do it.” By clicking ‘Register’ you confirm that your data has been entered correctly and you have read and agree to our Registration is a free and easy way to support our truly independent journalism [Charles Walker](/topic/charles-walker), a former chair of the 1922 Committee, said: “The grown-ups in our party, and a few do exist, need to meet in a papal conclave over the next 24 hours and decide on a coronation.” Downing Street said the meeting was requested by the prime minister herself, suggesting she might be seeking to assess the strength of her remaining support – but that is a question normally asked of the chief whip. [Anne-Marie Trevelyan](/topic/anne-marie-trevelyan), refused multiple times to say that [she will survive until the next general election](https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/truss-tory-mps-trevelyan-fracking-b2206655.html), as her authority crumbles further. [1922 Committee](/topic/1922-committee) is meeting [Liz Truss](/topic/liz-truss) in No 10, as [pressure grows on him to advise her to quit](https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/liz-truss-suella-braverman-resignation-letter-latest-b2206604.html). The most likely way that the prime minister will be forced out is if Sir Graham informs her that she has lost the support of her MPs – the private news that triggered

Liz Truss resigns as UK prime minister sparking Tory leadership ... (The Guardian)

Announcement follows near-complete evaporation of her political authority after she loses two key ministers and crashes markets.

The Green party will always stand for a fairer, greener country. Both in the parliamentary party and the rank-and-file, they should hold a vote for the single, chosen person. Well, that is the expectation. But if MPs could strong-arm all candidates to agree to accept the verdict of MPs, so that the runner-up waives their right to take it to the membership, the members could be excluded. 1) MPs choosing a leader, and members being given the chance to approve them in a snap ballot. The Tories want to impose austerity 2.0 with no electoral mandate. But Brady has indicated the party does not want this. Or, at least, the MPs could choose a new leader, and that new leader could start forming a cabinet while waiting to be confirmed in post by a members’ ballot. Under Tory party rules, members are meant to elect the leader from a shortlist of two. If [MPs choose the leader] do this, they should probably do something else which sounds pointless, and almost like life in a Communist country, but isn’t. In recent weeks there has been an assumption that MPs might bypass the Tory membership, who are meant to get the final say over the leader. The claim of illiteracy appears to refer to that trip, when Truss was British foreign secretary.

Who is Sir Graham Brady, the MP summoned to meet UK's Liz Truss? (The National)

1922 Committee chairman has overseen votes of no confidence on two prime ministers.

In 2010, he was made chairman of the 1922 Committee. In May 2019, he resigned as committee chairman to consider a run for prime minister in the contest won by Mr Johnson. The short timeline suggests the grassroots Tory membership will not be given a say, with the decision left to Conservative MPs. In the event, he did not enter the race. Sir Graham was a shadow minister during the party's time out of power but he has never had a ministerial post. Mr Johnson won the confidence vote but it left him politically wounded and he was soon out of office.

Liz Truss is meeting with chair of the 1922 Committee Sir Graham ... (WalesOnline)

No 10 sources said Liz Truss invited Sir Graham Brady to Downing Street for talks. Liz Truss was battling an open revolt as the number of Tory MPs demanding her ...

He said: “I believe the scenes of yesterday have shown that there is no functioning Government, it’s completely broken down. A former vice-chairman of the 1922 Committee, Sir Charles Walker told Sky News: “I think her position is untenable. It is going in a completely different direction,” the Conservative peer, who backed Ms Truss to be Prime Minister, wrote in The Telegraph. The principal emotional reaction to her public presentation is now a mixture of anger, contempt and pity.” Liz Truss is currently meeting with the chair of the 1922 Committee of backbench Conservatives Sir Graham Brady, Downing Street has said. Matthew Offord, the MP for Hendon, told the Evening Standard on Thursday that the Prime Minister’s position is no longer “sustainable” and she needs to “manage some kind of dignified exit”. Crawley MP Henry Smith, who endorsed Ms Braverman and then Ms Truss for the leadership, told Times Radio on Thursday that the party “can’t delay” removing the Prime Minister. Penistone and Stocksbridge MP Miriam Cates, who backed Suella Braverman for the party leadership, told Times Radio on Thursday that Ms Truss’s position “seems untenable” and it is time for her to go. Guildford MP Angela Richardson became the fourth MP to call for Ms Truss to go, telling Times Radio on Monday that the Prime Minister was responsible for the financial chaos of the previous weeks. Jamie Wallis, the MP for Bridgend and Porthcawl, said in a letter to the Prime Minister that her policies have done “clear and obvious harm to the British economy” and criticised her decision to appoint her supporters to senior Government jobs over “the most qualified politicians available”. Serial rebel Andrew Bridgen told the Telegraph “we cannot carry on like this” and, in a blog for American website Pavlovic Today, said Ms Truss has “run out of friends” and “sunk her own leadership” with the mini-budget. The number of Conservatives publicly calling for the Prime Minister to quit doubled to a dozen within the space of a couple of hours on Thursday morning.

1922 Commitee chairman Sir Graham Brady enters No 10 for ... (iNews)

Liz Truss is currently meeting with the chair of the 1922 Committee of backbench Conservatives Sir Graham Brady, Downing Street has said.

Asked if Ms Truss getting ready to accept her time is, her official spokesman said: “There are no plans for any change in prime minister.” He said there were no plans for a statement or press conference from the PM today and there are no plans for any more changes to Cabinet. No 10 also insisted that Ms Truss plans to lead the party into the next election and denied there was any change in her plan to stay on as PM beyond 31 October.