Sir Graham Brady is fighting to retain his position as chair of influential backbenchers’ committee
Four byelections have held the country’s attention in recent months, but a relatively under-the-radar internal Conservative contest that could influence Boris Johnson’s relationship with his restless backbenchers will come to a head on Wednesday, as Sir Graham Brady fights to retain his position as chair of the 1922 Committee.
It is not normally a group that makes headlines, but his role grew dramatically in prominence during the Brexit years given the frenzy of blue-on-blue attacks that ended with a Tory prime minister being toppled.
