According to all the known laws of contemporary politics, Sir Graham Brady, chairman of the 1922 Committee of Conservative backbenchers, ought to be a whey-faced ­éminence grise, stoutly resisting attempts to drag himself out into the glare of media scrutiny.

Who Are the ’22?
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According to all the known laws of contemporary politics, Sir Graham Brady, chairman of the 1922 Committee of Conservative backbenchers, ought to be a whey-faced ­éminence grise, stoutly resisting attempts to drag himself out into the glare of media scrutiny. In fact, Sir Graham turned out to be a thoroughly engaging character, not averse to (discreet) anecdotage and clearly possessed of a human heart. Of the visit to Theresa May that ensured her departure from government, he remarked, with obvious sincerity, that it was “not a pleasant thing to have to do”.

David Cannadine is an old hand at this kind of enquiry and Who Are the ’22?

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