Brady Gaga: The weird world of the 1922 committee

The 1922 committee is the secretive, unofficial voice of the Conservative party. Who are these Tory ‘men in gray suits’? Former BBC politics correspondent and political editor of the New Statesman, and host of Rock & Roll Politics Steve Richards talks to Alex Rees about prime ministers being held to ransom, the 1922 mindset, and Graham Brady’s secrets.

• “Tory MPs are more rebellious than ever, so the 1922 committee gets ever more relevant.”
• “The 1922 committee represents ‘honesty’ for Conservatives – toothless messengers of political truths.”
• “Graham Brady loves the role, he sees his duty as being to the Party rather than factions.”

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Written and presented by Alex Rees. Lead Producer: Jacob Jarvis. Producers: Jacob Archbold and Jelena Sofronijevic. Assistant producer: Kasia Tomasiewicz. Audio production by Alex Rees. Music: Kenny Dickinson. Group editor: Andrew Harrison. THE BUNKER is a Podmasters Production. 

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