Brady to bow out as Tory 1922 Committee chief

Sir Graham Brady, the Conservative backbench chief, will step down at the next election, he has announced.

As chairman of the 1922 Committee, he has overseen the election of three party leaders and prime ministers – Theresa May, Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak.

One of Sir Graham’s roles was to amass letters of no confidence from disgruntled MPS, keeping the number a secret until the threshold to trigger a vote was reached. The MP for Altrincham and Sale West said that his time in Parliament had been an “immense privilege” as he announced he was bringing “this fascinating chapter of my life to a close”.